Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Fashion Knitwear (LLLA07139)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
Students will learn basic knit stitches on a single bed domestic knitting machine then progress to more complex stitches such as cable, fairisle, tuck and slip. These skills will allow students to develop a body of knitted fabrics based on their own development work and students will learn how to think about these as fashion garments. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- RESEARCH (33.3%)
to research textures which can be developed into knitted fabrics suitable for fashion.
- PRACTICE (33.3%)
to develop knitted fabrics through a combination of stitch, yarn and colour.
- PRESENTATION (33.3%)
produce a knit technical notebook with samples, a development sketchbook containing research, development of ideas through sketch and knitted samples.
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Reading List
Black, Sandy ¿Knitwear in Fashion¿
www.style.com
www.missoni.com
www.tse.com
www.pringleofscotland.com
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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