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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fabric Manipulation

  • Unit Code

    FAS2103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to skills in textile dye, print, chemical process and fabric manipulation as well as understanding textile properties and application. It will also explore how the critical awareness of the historical and cultural positioning of specific images, patterns and text may locate work conceptually. It will include an exploration of print and manipulation processes as contextual elements within the work of relevant contemporary designers/collections.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from FAS1101, FAS1104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a range of print and dying techniques and textile manipulation practices to fabrics.
  2. Construct garments which demonstrate skills in chemical process and fabric manipulation.
  3. Describe the relationships between ideas, aesthetic considerations and technical processes in their work.
  4. Discuss the use of textile technologies within contemporary textiles and/or fashion design.
  5. Present research and work through oral discussion and appropriate use of communication technology
  6. Record results of technical processes and practice based research in process portfolio.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis of textile properties.
  2. Chemical process, numerical skills and fabric manipulation.
  3. Colour workshop.
  4. Contextual discussion on use of mark, pattern and text as visual language.
  5. Discussion on relevant local and international designers and collections.
  6. Principals of print design and implementation.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Demonstrations, Workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Creative WorkProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 240%
JournalProcess portfolio20%

Text References

  • ^ Textiles surface manual ECU Textiles Department
  • Delamare, F., & Guineay, B. (2000). Colour: Making and using dyes and pigments. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Wells, K. (1997). Fabric dying and printing. London: Conran Octopus.
  • McCarty, C. (1998). Structure and surface: Contemporary Japanese textiles. New York: Museum of Modern Art.
  • Sato, K. (1999). Issey Miyake: Making things. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Braddock, S. (1998). Techno textiles: Revolutionary fabrics for fashion and design. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Itten, J. (1970). The elements of color. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fabric Manipulation

  • Unit Code

    FAS2103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to skills in textile dye, print, chemical process and fabric manipulation as well as understanding textile properties and application. It will also explore how the critical awareness of the historical and cultural positioning of specific images, patterns and text may locate work conceptually. It will include an exploration of print and manipulation processes as contextual elements within the work of relevant contemporary designers/collections.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from FAS1101, FAS1104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a range of print and dying techniques and textile manipulation practices to fabrics.
  2. Construct garments which demonstrate skills in chemical process and fabric manipulation.
  3. Describe the relationships between ideas, aesthetic considerations and technical processes in their work.
  4. Discuss the use of textile technologies within contemporary textiles and/or fashion design.
  5. Present research and work through oral discussion and appropriate use of communication technology
  6. Record results of technical processes and practice based research in process portfolio.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis of textile properties.
  2. Chemical process, numerical skills and fabric manipulation.
  3. Colour workshop.
  4. Contextual discussion on use of mark, pattern and text as visual language.
  5. Discussion on relevant local and international designers and collections.
  6. Principals of print design and implementation.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Demonstrations, Workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Creative WorkProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 240%
JournalProcess portfolio20%

Text References

  • ^ Textiles surface manual ECU Textiles Department
  • Delamare, F., & Guineay, B. (2000). Colour: Making and using dyes and pigments. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Wells, K. (1997). Fabric dying and printing. London: Conran Octopus.
  • McCarty, C. (1998). Structure and surface: Contemporary Japanese textiles. New York: Museum of Modern Art.
  • Sato, K. (1999). Issey Miyake: Making things. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Braddock, S. (1998). Techno textiles: Revolutionary fabrics for fashion and design. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Itten, J. (1970). The elements of color. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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