Course Title: Design and produce printed textiles
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: MANU7227C
Course Title: Design and produce printed textiles
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Libby Noblet email; elizabeth.noblet@rmit.edu.au ph; 03 99259421
Douglas Mcmanus email; douglas.mcmanus@rmit.edu.au ph; 03 9925 9201
Julia Raath email; julia.raath@rmit.edu.au ph; 03 9925 9201
Lucy Adam email; lucy.adam@rmit.edu.au ph; 03 9925 9421
Nominal Hours: 120
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to apply complex textile printing techniques and processes when interpreting and responding to a specified design brief.
The student will have completed Produce Screen Printed Textiles (MANU5921C) before enrolling in this class.
Students need to have completed or enrol in Develop Textile Designs Using Computers (ISYS 7569C) whilst studying this course.
This course is delivered concurrently (clustered) with LMTGN3002B, Organise and Plan Own Work (MANU5919C).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD5005A Design and produce printed textiles |
Element: |
1. Develop print design |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Design brief is interpreted and requirements and specifications are analysed to determine parameters for printed textile. |
Element: |
2. Prepare for production |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Materials and equipment required for production are sourced and prepared. |
Element: |
3. Produce printed samples |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Sample is created to test accuracy of colour separations, repeat pattern, colour, placement and registration. |
Element: |
4. Produce printed product |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Design is printed according to design specifications and design brief. |
Element: |
5. Evaluate and analyse design and production processes |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Finished item is assessed against design specifications and design brief. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered in a studio workshop that simulates industry working environment.
A range of learning activities and tasks have been designed to allow students to demonstrate competency.
Please note; not all learning activities are assessment tasks. Participants will be advised in advance if an assessment is taking place.
Teaching Schedule
Session | Learning Activity | Evidence |
1 |
Overview of unit/ assessment/ projects/ technical file/ studio practice. Print room induction, including OH and S and signing off. Equipment revision. Water wise revision. Introduction to Project 1. Toile. Screen selection/ preparation revision and practice. Printing out half tone sample designs created in Develop Textile Designs Using Computers |
Fully prepared /labelled and stored A2 and A3 half tone screens Observational checklist |
2 |
Half tone sample design created in Develop Textile Designs Using Computers are exposed on to prepared screens. Printing and analysing samples which will then return to Develop Textile designs Using Computers for further analysis and development in to a 2 colour repeat design. Discussion about appropriate fabric selection. Making judgements about what the design and particular fabrics can be used for. |
Samples |
3 |
Fabric and paper buying excursion, (for Project 1 and 2) and studio visits excursion. Begin filling in specification sheets regarding fabric selections. |
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4 |
Testing colours and half tone images on fabric selections. Filling in specification sheets. Reclaiming large screens. |
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5 |
Completed repeat designs from Develop Textile designs Using Computers return to be exposed on to screen. Printing digital artwork. Screen set up for registration. Print set up for repeat printing. Colour mixing and recipe development. |
Artwork. Exposed, labelled , stored large screens |
6 |
Printing 2 colour registered repeat design. Strike off covering registration, repeat set up, stops, stapling fabric, colour ways. Colour mixing for a production run. Filling out final specification sheets. |
Colour ways |
7 |
Printing registered length final. Strip screens. Clean work areas. Project No.2 Introduction. Submission of Toile Repeat Project at the end of the week. |
Final Length. Swatch book. Technical work book |
8 |
Analysis of Toile. Project 2 Tots to tweens. 1.Unregistered layered designs(paper stencils and photographic screens). 2.Registered 3 colour. Repeat Length, blotch background. Printing out film/ Screen preparation/ Exposing/ Labelling/ Storing |
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9 |
Exploring print possibilities for samples using wool and silk using acid dyes. Preparing guar gum, preparing dye colours. Colour matching using dyes. |
Exposed screens |
10 |
Exploring further print possibilities for samples. Wool and silk hand painting, polychromatic, stamping, resist printing, textures, appliqué, paper stencils. |
Wool and silk printed samples. Specification sheets |
11 |
Review of samples to date. Combining hand painting techniques with designs on screen. |
Completed evaluation sheet. Final wool and silk samples. |
12 |
Cotton sample prints. Pigment and binder. Pigment and hand painting solution. Opaques, metallics, specialty binders, foiling. Choosing from the following designs. 1. Unregistered layered design (paper stencils). 2. 3 colour repeat length, blotch background. |
Cotton samples |
13 |
Completing the three colour registered blotch background repeat length colourways. Reviewing registration. Repeat set up. Colour mixing for a production run |
Colourways |
14 |
Selecting the final colourway to be produced for the final length of the 3 colour registered repeat length blotch background. Mixing the colour required to the amounts necessary for a repeat length. Printing repeat length |
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15 |
Printing repeat length. Analysing collection of fabrics and nonwoven products with Produce Designs for Woven and non woven substrates. Designs will be analysed to ascertain the strongest pieces to present to Higher Education as a coordinating range. Different ways of presenting the body of work will be explored. |
Repeat length |
16 |
Finishing edges of fabric samples. Producing final swatch book for fabric presentations. Submission of final body of work. |
Technical file including specification sheets/ test samples and evaluation sheets. Swatch book of wool silk and cotton samples and colourways. Printed length |
17 |
Excursion to high end interior fabric wholesalers to view examples of exclusive fabrics and presentation. Design brief analysis for registered placement print and a registered repeat length. Textile outcomes for interior space. As a group, and with professional assistance, students are required to complete a sustainability analysis. Areas for analysis may be amount of water usage/ fabric substrates/ energy consumption in preparing for print/ environmental impact of emulsion/ binders or dye. |
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18 |
Fabric selection according to brief. Colour testing/ dyes/ pigments/ opaques. Fabric print testing with textile technology. |
Printed test samples. Specification sheet completed |
19 |
Croquis selected for development. Using feedback from WIL partner about croquis development students are to work on printing swatch books for the presentation of a collection of 2 print designs each in 4 colourways |
Fabric selections documented in specification sheets. |
20 |
Croquis are converted to colour separations in Develop Textile Designs using Computers. Printing registered colour separations on to film. Screen preparation. Screen registration. Screen Exposure. Strike off |
Artwork. Exposed, labelled and stored screens. Strike off |
21 |
Print colourways for placement and repeat length designs |
Colourways |
22 |
Present design to WIL partner incl. concept board, croquis, professionally finished swatch book and story board. Colourway selection for repeat design print. |
Concept board, croquis, swatch book (professionally presented with codes, repeat specifications, fabric type and care instructions) including one placement print and one repeat design in 4 colourways |
23 |
Printing placement and registered length final. Production set up, printing and finishing to industry standards. |
Repeat Length. Swatch book. |
24 |
Final presentation to WIL partner and participating course teachers and students. |
Final presentation will include; Visual diary. Technical notebook, including; specification sheets, self assessment sheets and sustainability analysis. Digital presentation of collection. Swatch Book. Final repeat length
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25 |
Prototype project requirements introduced for the print component having previously been introduced in Develop Textile Designs and Specifications and Develop Textile Designs Using Computers. Design ideas presented to class. Print production requirements assessed and documented and week by week management plan completed. A basic outline may be as follows. |
Concept board and croquis ideas presentation. Prototype week by week plan |
26 |
Design completed and ready to be printed and/ or hand rendered on to film. |
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27 |
Design on screen and ready to experiment with in terms of fabrics, print pastes and techniques. Prints are finished and tested. |
Experimental samples x 12 fully finished |
28 |
Finished product toile made from fabric tests. Liaise with production team to work on construction of product if required. |
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29 |
Coordinates and colourways completed for a collection/ swatch book if relevant. |
Swatch book and or technical notebook |
30 |
Final printing for fabric and or product |
Refined and professionally finished prints for final product. |
31 |
Fabric or product refined and folio ready for final presentation. Collating all notes. Preparing studio work for presentation. Extending on studio work with Story board, making certain the concept, body of work and story board all work together. |
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32 | Final presentation to teacher/s and students. |
Technical notebook including copy of brief, copy of concept board and story board, week by week plan, specification sheets for printing and constructions and final SWOT analysis. Colourways and coordinates. Final product |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Repeat Patterns Peter Phillips and Gillian Bruce |
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Textiles- a handbook for designers Mary Paul Yates |
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Design and Practice for Printed Textiles A.McNamatra and P. Snelling |
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Ideas and Techniques for Fabric Design Lynda Flower |
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Pattern Design Lewis day |
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Dyeing and Screenprinting on Textiles Joanna Kinnersley-Taylor |
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Textile Designs Susan Meller and JoostElffers |
Other Resources
Students will need a basic kit which they should have at every session. This includes;
- 30cm steel ruler
- set square
- sharp scissors
- glue stick
- cutting knife
- pacer
- fine liner
- A3 size visual diary
- round brushes 00, 1, 3,6,10
- chinagraph pencil
- thick black permanent marker
- rubber gloves
Overview of Assessment
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Class exercises will be set to cover the technical requirements for each design brief.
The technical notebook will display the samples and specification sheets which document the students’ findings. The swatch books display the students most successful pieces and colourways.
The production work will enable you to reproduce through printing either repeat lengths or placement prints to a high quality standard.
Assessment Tasks
This course has design development support from Develop Textile Designs and Specifications and Develop Textile Designs Using Computers. Because of the link between courses, some projects will be assessed concurrently.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods.
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate work to their teacher. All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a pass.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including;
- observational checklist
- OH&S questionnaire
- process documentation worksheets or specification sheets
- completion of learning activities
- production of folio
Graded Assessment Tasks
Project 1
- Colourways/ sample swatch book 10%
- 2 colour repeat length 20%
- Studio practice worksheet 10%
Project 2
- Specification sheet documentation 10%
- Wool/silk/cotton sample coordinates 20%
- Colourway swatches
- 3 colour repeat length with blotch background 30%
Project 3
- Research analysis 15%
- Specification sheets 5%
- Swatch Book 10%
- Registered placement print 20%
Project 4
- Week by week plan 5%
- Specification sheets 5%
- Prototype 20%
- Colourway/ coordinate swatch book 20%
Assessment Matrix
Visual diary |
Technical workbook incl. spec sheets, studio practice sheets and SWOT analysis |
Production pieces | Swatch Books | |
Elements | ||||
1. Develop print Design | 1.1-1.6 | |||
2. Prepare for print | 2.1-2.3 | |||
3. Produce printed samples |
3.1-3.5 4.1 |
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4. Produce printed product | 4.1 4.2 5.3 | |||
5. Evaluate and analyse design production processes | 5.1 5.2 5.4 |
Other Information
This unit follows on from Prepare Stencils and Screens. The exercises enable the participants to gain a sound understanding of more advanced print processes and techniques associated with screen printing on textiles. This unit is studio based including some theory but mostly practical exercises. Due to the time constraints on print room access it is strongly recommended that students attend every session.
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