Textiles encourage students to develop imaginative and creative textiles work in a stimulating environment using a range of Textiles techniques.
Head of Textiles
First to Second Forms – compulsory for all pupils
We teach Textiles in small classes of about 12 pupils for half a year. Pupils develop skills in silk painting, dyeing, hand stitching, machine stitching, felt making and making rod puppets. They use a workbook to document their ideas and experiments as well as recording historical, technical and scientific textiles research.
Regular Local Trips, Visitors and Competitions
Each year, the members of our Textiles Club enter the fashion challenge competition run by the college of West Anglia. Several hundred students enter each year and we have had results in the top 20 twice.