Course Title: Sewing for Creative Practice

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Sewing for Creative Practice

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP2692

Brunswick Campus

Undergraduate

350H Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019

Course Coordinator: Angela Finn/ Kate Sala

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 9207

Course Coordinator Email: angela.finn@rmit.edu.au / Kate.Sala@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 511.03.008

Course Coordinator Availability: Contact via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.


Course Description

This course introduces you to a range of sewing techniques suitable for a number of applications across a wide variety of art and design disciplines.

Through a series of short projects, you will learn how to identify, cut and sew a range of materials using industrial sewing machinery and hand construction methods.

This course aims to support your future career by enabling you to create your own design samples and to equip you with the essential technical knowledge to liaise with makers and manufacturers when outsourcing prototype concepts for development.       


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Identify and operate appropriate machinery for the construction of textile projects
Employ the sewing techniques introduced in this course to a range of design prototypes
Evaluate the suitability of textile properties to design concepts
Investigate materials and construction techniques appropriate to your design projects.

    



Overview of Learning Activities

This course comprises a series of projects introducing you to a range of sewing techniques, machinery and equipment. 

Projects may involve the production of both apparel and non-apparel items as examples of the general methods and processes being explored.
 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

RMIT will provide you with access to the fashion workshops. You are encouraged to complete all your sewing activities on the industrial machines in the fashion workshops.  OH&S regulations must be adhered to at all times in the workshops. 

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

RMIT Library provides extensive resources for fashion and textiles students.

Search the library and consult the Fashion and Textiles subject guides for more information.

The library also provides guides on academic referencing and assistance is available via phone, chat and email.

Watch this short video on Getting started with fashion and textiles library resources


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes.
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to adjust aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services

The statement of student responsibilities summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/student-responsibilities

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described online at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/governance-and-management/policies/assessment-policy