Collins Textiles Foundation Course has been written to accompany the highly successful Collins Design and Technology Foundation Course to provide complete support for 11--14 D&T. It includes all the knowledge and skills necessary for designing and making with textiles at this level. A chapter on 'Designing' provides pupils with the relevant designing and graphics skills to help them design their own quality food products. A chapter on 'Investigating textiles' covers all the properties and functions your pupils need to choose the most effective materials. A chapter on 'Working with textiles' provides them with the necessary making skills and processes to make their product. A chapter on 'Products and Product Design' provides an in-depth real-world case study of the development of a new textiles product, from concept to manufacture.

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Design And Technology .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers .

* Eileen Chapman, IT Manager at William Farr Comprehensive, Welton * Janet Inglis, Head of Art, Design and Technology at Hanson School, Bradford * Sue Plews, Head of Food Technology at Walton Girls School, Grantham