Textiles for Costume

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School:

School of Arts and Humanities

Credit Rating:

Level (including FHEQ):

I (FHEQ Level 5)

Graded or Non Graded:

Graded

Version Valid From:

2020-10-01

Module Leader:

Katrina McLaughlin

Version Number

2023.01

Learning Methods

Tutorial and Project Supervision

Lecture

Supervised Time in Studio/Workshop

Guided Independent Study

Requirements

Co-requisites

Synopsis

You will extend and develop a deeper understanding of your textile specialism by further exploration and experimentation of textile techniques and processes. You will be encouraged to express your creativity through the analysis, development and integration of: visual research and design development, characterisation, and textile sampling. You will be involved in personal assignments which enable you to build upon and develop an individual approach to creating textiles, which will extend your problem setting and solving abilities. This will provide the potential for innovative and individual textiles to be sampled and successfully integrated within the costume/s.

Learning Strategy

Directed workshops, tutorials, unsupervised personal research and investigation.

Outline Syllabus

Project will encourage creation and translation of visual research and development, in its broadest sense, encouraging you to develop your own visual language for the expression of ideas. Through the production of a sketchbook and a series of development sheets you will explore visual concepts and develop a variety of methods to explore and develop these ideas. This initial research and development work will directly inform and influence exploratory and experimental textile practice. Compatible combinations of techniques and processes will be encouraged. The understanding of colour, surface qualities and material behaviour, will provide you with an opportunity to explore a variety of possible solutions to resolve aesthetic and technical problems. You will produce a comprehensive annotated working file for textiles, which illustrates and demonstrates both an innovative approach to sampling textile techniques and processes, and an understanding of technical and aesthetic issues.

You will produce a series of final presentation boards which clearly illustrate your ideas and concepts.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will

be able to source, collate and produce visual information which describe your knowledge of concepts for costume and which illustrate potential ideas.

be able to select appropriate combinations of textile techniques based on your levels of understanding, to translate developmental research, which resolves the aesthetic and technical problems of the design.

be able to demonstrate your advanced knowledge and skills relating to textile techniques and processes.

be able to produce textile samples which demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of dexterity and professional quality of finish.

be able to make meaningful connections by formulating solutions to problems, through the exploration of a variety of textile processes and techniques.

be able to provide evidence of reflectively analysing recorded information.

be able to engage in critical dialogues about textile practices, developing your oral and written skills as a means of communicating your ideas.

be able to work independently and effectively, developing your ability to express your ideas in order to respond to constructive criticism in a positive and progressive manner.

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Portfolio (including examples)

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: Portfolio

Description:You will be expected to produce a portfolio (equivalent in scope to 10,000 words) comprising of a series of up to 3 summative project submissions which comprise: A collection of Textile Designs: visual research, drawings (sketchbooks/large sheets)A collection of experimental and innovative textile samplesPresentation board(s), this should include illustration and key samples clearly demonstrate the context of textiles within costume.Final fabric which is integrated to completed costume.

Assessment Weight:100

Assessment Length:10000 Words (Equivalent Word Count)

Module Learning Outcomes:MLO1, MLO2, MLO3, MLO4, MLO5, MLO6, MLO7, MLO8

Individual or Group:Individual

Final Assessment Component:Yes

Marked Anonymously:No

Eligible for Tutor Reassessment:Yes

Assessment Criteria

Demonstrate the ability to select and record visual information in a personal context.Demonstrate an innovative and experimental approach to textiles that are successfully integrated within the final costume. Demonstrate accuracy, dexterity and aesthetic sensibility in the production of a collection of presentation board(s) within the context of costume.