In Semester 1, Year 10 Fashion Design students had to make a pullover top as their assessment task. Each student had to sew with purpose as they were required to incorporate sustainability considerations in the production of a fashionable top.
To follow and create an effective and attractive composition, the students had to address a principle of design and apply the design to their top. The designs chosen by the students were embroidery and stencil printing. They applied the concept of sustainability to their top by recycling a commercial pattern, choosing a natural fibre, laying the pattern on the fabric economically before cutting out, choosing and applying sustainable design and using the notions wisely.
The students began the construction process in Term 1 but due to remote learning they were unable to completed the task. When the students returned near the end of Term 2, they were encouraged and assisted to complete the construction of their tops. I felt proud to share the students’ achievements and some staff members joined in their success.
As the world’s environmental issues become more serious we need to start to change our practices and learn important skills and it is pleasing to see that the students enrolled in Fashion Design have achieved one small step in achieving this.
These students did a project on Trash to Dress during remote learning in Term 2. They had to apply the skills and concepts learnt during the remote learning period to construct a dress from trash material and the results (pictured in the gallery below) were amazing. Well done, everyone.
