Fashion & Textiles Level 3

Design it, make it, wear it. On our Fashion & Textiles pathway you'll learn to design, pattern-cut, construct and finish garments using industrial and specialist sewing machines. You'll experiment with print, dye, stitch, knitting, weaving, embellishment and machine embroidery to create your own fabrics, and sharpen your fashion illustration through life drawing, observation and digital drawing. By the end you'll have a portfolio of original designs and finished pieces.

Continuous assessment across each project. For every project you keep a sketchbook of research and experiments that leads to a final piece, which is assessed through a presentation and exhibition. Feedback is recorded on the college's digital assessment platform and one-to-one tutorials review your progress and set stretching targets. Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project (FMP): an exhibition piece of your own choosing, assessed by tutors and peers and externally moderated.

University, an apprenticeship or employment. Career routes include Fashion Designer, Textile Designer, Costume Designer, Pattern Cutter, Garment Technologist, Knitwear or Print Designer, Fashion Buyer, Stylist, Fashion Marketer and Fashion Photographer. The creative industries are one of the UK's fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026). Around 28% of people in the creative industries are self-employed (twice the UK average), so you'll also build the business skills to work freelance.

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