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This course allows you to explore materials, processes, and concepts while developing a personal and imaginative approach to textile design. ## What you will study You will experiment with a wide range of techniques such as printing, dyeing, embroidery, construction, and digital applications. The course encourages you to investigate contemporary and historical textile designers, while creating your own portfolio of work that reflects personal interests and creative expression. ## Assessment Assessment is 60% coursework and 40% exam project, with both practical and written elements. ## Skills you will develop You will gain creative and technical design skills, research and analysis, problem-solving, project management, and the ability to communicate visually through textiles. ## Future Pathways Our students have progressed on to a range of higher education courses that include fashion – design, communication and buying, knitwear and textile design, costume and theatre design, interior design and craft, and then pursued careers in those areas as well as the wider creative industries. ## Exam Board: AQA \*We have made every effort to ensure that the information displayed is accurate. 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