A Guidline to the HSC Major Textiles Project:
Supporting Documentation
Copyright: Michelle Gray, University of Newcastle, 2015
Creativity and Innovation
You must justify the creative and/or innovative ideas or techniques that have developed from your design inspiration.
Tips: Creativity and Innovation are different, be sure to use the words correctly.
Innovation = what new techniques/advanced techniques are in your design.
Examples:
- Using digital technolgy to design/print fabric
- Free-motion machining (rather than traditional hand embroidery)
- Dyeing fabric in a new way for a desired effect
- Making flowers from organza
- Disolvable fabric (solvy)
Creativity = what are your ideas/techniques that show creativity in your design.
Examples:
- Beading
- Embroidery
- Altering Patterns
- Manipulating fabric for a desired shape/silhouette
- Representing