Textile Revision 2014
Name __________________
AQA Design Technology - Textiles
Preparation Sheet for the 2014 Exam
To prepare for the design question in the written exam
you should investigate the following:
Theme: Fairground
Context: A textile product suitable for a teenager.
; Using a range of textile techniques.
First Thoughts ……
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DESIGN CHECKLIST
Remember~
You are designing a product
suitable for a teenager – think
about relevant annotation and
detail.
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Learn your design and annotation
before you go into the exam.
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Components and fabrics used
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Colours to be used, properties of
the fabrics
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Style and shape of the product
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Close up detail sections, front and
back views
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Names of the decorative
techniques and how to complete
them.
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Use of the theme - Fairground
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Suitability to the end user
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Seams, hems other construction
techniques
fasteners
Style/shape
Bag
First thoughts on
textile products
for a teenager.
Create your mood board for the Fairground Theme for a product
suitable for teenagers – to help you create your design ideas.
Doodle patterns and colours …
Using your mood board create pattern repeats and motif ideas.
Decorative Techniques
Create a mind map thinking about the different decorative techniques you could use
in your design.
Think about hand techniques and then how they could be done in industry
Hand embroidery
Cad/cam embroidery.
Draw your two design ideas here in pencil – they do not need to be in colour but
they do need to be annotated - they are worth 6 marks each.
Design A
Design B
You will need to practise drawing your designs with full annotation – to help you draw them without thinking in the exam
this summer.
Remember ~ A time guide is one mark = one minute.
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Final Design
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Choose ONE of your
design ideas for
development.
Is it Design A or
Design B ?
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Use sketches, labelling
and notes to present a
final design in colour
for your textile
product.
Use this page and the
next page to show your
textile product in a
presentation drawing.
Marks will be given for
the following –
Use of the Fairground
theme = 2marks
Use of range of
fabrics & components
= 3 marks
Creativity & quality of
the design = 4 marks
Effective use of colour
in the design = 2 marks
Presentation of the
final idea = 2 marks
Total marks = 13
marks
Final design
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Processes.
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Using Notes and diagrams
explain how to complete
one of the processes in
your design.
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Remember to list all the
equipment and resources
that you would need to
use.
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Applique is a good
decorative technique to
explain.
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Make sure you specify
techniques in your design
that you are confident to
explain.
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Drawings are a good way
to help lay out the
process – don’t forget
that you also need the
notes.
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If you do CAD/CAM
Embroidery don’t forget
the embroidery hoop,
stitch and tear backing
paper, software
programme.
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Name of technique =
Equipment and resources =