Textiles
These resources provide a range of ideas for desgn projects in textiles, including the use of smart materials, e-textiles and CAD/CAM, to increase engagement and demonstrate the apllication of textiles in the real world.
Linking Textiles and Electronics at Key Stage Three
These course handouts are a useful starting point for integrating electronics into textiles using DaisyPIC boards, but lead onto some more advanced programming in the final two sessions. The photographs and diagrams are helpful in illustrating the instructions.
Reusing textiles: waste to wear
This is a powerpoint which can be used as the basis of a design project looking at recycling and reusing.
Conductive Fabric
A short video demonstrating the properties and uses of conductive fabric, which is available from Mindsets.
Establishing CAD/CAM
This teachers TV video has plenty of tips on how to embed CAD/CAM successfully into the textiles curriculum.
Transforming Textiles
A teachers TV video showing how a teacher has developed engaging design projects on a limited budget.
Designing Your Own Prom Dress
An inspirational Key Stage Four vocational project.
Engineering Elegance - Design
The first of three Teachers TV videos showing a KS4 design challenge to create evening wear for an award ceremony using e-textiles.