Research: Specific recommendations will be made by the project supervisor.
Batsford. Jones, T., Mair, A. 2000 Fashion Now, Taschen.
Brereton, R. 2009 Sketchbooks. The Hidden Art of Designers, Illustrators and Creatives. Laurence King
Buxbaum, G. 1999 Icons of Fashion - the 20th Century, Prestel.
Callan G. 1998. De La Haye, A. (1996) The Cutting Edge, V&A Publications
Hallett, Clive and Johnston, Amanda. 2010 Fabric for Fashion: The swatchbook. Laurence King
Hywel Davies 2008 100 New Fashion Designers. Laurence King
Renfrew, C and Renfrew, E. 2010. Developing a collection. AVA Publishing
Textiles and knit: Specific recommendations will be made from this list by the module tutor.
Black, Sandy, 2005 Knitwear in Fashion AVA Publishing
Braddock, S.E and O'Mahony, M, 2007 Techno Textiles 2 . Thames and Hudson
Hall
Rhodes, Zandra and Knight, Anne. 1995 The Art of Zandra Rhodes. Jonathan Cape Ltd
Colchester, Chloe,1993. The New Textiles: Trends and Traditions. Thames and Hudson
Colchester, Chloe, 2009. Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions. Thames and Hudson
Epstein, Nicky,2004. Knitting on the edge: The essential collection of 350 decorative borders. Sixth and spring books.
Epstein, Nicky, 2005. Knitting over the edge. Sixth and Spring books
Fogg, Marnie, 2006, Print in fashion. Batsford Ltd
Gale, Colin and Kaur Jasbir, 2002 The Textile Book. Berg Publishers
Kim, Injoo and Burbank, Ruth, 2005. Machine Knitting. Prentice
Quinn, Bradley, 2009. Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge. Laurence King
Malcom, Trisha, Vogue knitting stitchionary volume one: knit and purl: The Ultimate stitch dictionary from the editors of Vogue knitting magazine. Sixth and Spring books
McQuaid, Matilda, 2005. Extreme Textiles. Princeton Architectural Press
Rowley, Sue.2004. Reinventing Textiles: Tradition And Innovation Telos Art Publishing
Renfrew, Elinor and Renrew, Colin, 2009 Basics Fashion Design: Developing a Collection. AVA Publishing
Stoller, Debbie,2003 Stitch and Bitch : The knitters handbook. Workman Publishing
Viction Workshop, 2008,Simple Pattern. Victionary
Viction Workshop, 2007, Fashion Wonderland. Victionary
Vogue ,2003. Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate knitting Book.Sixth and Spring Books
Vogue. 2010. Vogue knitting stitchionary: Lace knitting Volume 5.Sixth and Spring

The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit 300 learning hours, of this there will be 75 hours of class support and 225 hours of independent and self directed study.

Lectures/ lab work/ Presentations /Tutorial
Student managed learning/ directed learning

Apart from the lecture each week, various other methods as mentioned above will be used as learning strategies.
There will be laboratory and tutorial sessions, students will be required to discuss and present various topics of the module in the class. Students will be required to apply theoretical knowledge in practical contexts.
Students are expected to be able to structure their own work and to work relatively independently under the guidance of the module teaching staff.

This module gives students the opportunity to develop a personal design philosophy and style through their approach to fashion fabrics and garments incorporating both printed textiles and knit. Drawn research, in relation to an identified market area, will support the development of a resolved design conclusion . Students will be supported through individual tutorials during studio sessions. Students will also have the opportunity to support design work with appropriate sampling to convey design intentions. The module will conclude in Portfolio presentation.

The module will include digital design development training in specific software and students will have access to the workshops where they will be able to experiment with textile application and knit technology to strengthen their understanding of process and how fabric colour and structure can affect fashion outcomes. Curricular crossover will be encouraged.

Design work will be presented in portfolio format through the development of a range of presentation skills to suit individual outcomes. The student will be required to give a verbal presentation to peers and, where appropriate, external partners at the end of the module.

You will need access to these resources:

The VLE (NETED)
The Internet
Hardware laboratory
Appropriate Software
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
Printed and electronic journals.
Computer system and other devices' manuals

Summative assessment:
- Verbal presentation at group critique 20%
A professional verbal presentation clearly conveying the students design philosophy for the module, the aims, objectives and outcomes.
- Portfolio presentation 80%
A professional and cohesive presentation of individual students response to the module requirements showing innovative design outcomes for Fashion Textile and Knit production.

To pass this module student must obtain 40% marks. Re-assessment is capped at 40%