Art and Design (Textiles)

Course summary

Textile Design A level offers a diverse and creative approach to fabric and print development and will allow you to gain an understanding of professional contexts including; fashion, interior and surface pattern design. Through fashion, sustainability and interior design projects students will develop their conceptual thinking and experiment with a range of materials and techniques including; stitch, print, dye, 3D material manipulation, surface pattern design and digital processes. This course encourages students to push the boundaries of wearability and explore fashion as art, rather than focusing on traditional garment construction methods. Students will study the work of other artists and designers, including work from primary sources during visits to galleries and museums. Studying Textiles with us, you’ll be joining a thriving Art & Design Department, one of the largest A Level art departments in Britain. We have around 450 students currently studying A levels in Art, Graphics, Photography and of course Textiles.