Prelim Half Yearly

Question 1

Aesthetic design

Answer 1

The visual appeal of an item - often incorporates a surface decoration or design to enhance the appearance of the item - can be simple or complex

Question 2

Examples of aesthetic design

Answer 2

Patchwork, dyeing, printing, embroidery, beading

Question 3

Functional design

Answer 3

Relates to the specific end-use purpose of an item - judgements relate to the way in which the item performs its required task - often determines the success of a textile product in the market

Question 4

Examples of functional design

Answer 4

Pattern-making, construction techniques such as seams in the patchwork and garment assembly, closures such as zippers and other fastenings

Question 5

Economics

Answer 5

Cost of material, designing and manufacturing - time, money, skills, materials, production, equipment and facilities needed to complete the item

Question 6

Environment

Answer 6

A designer must consider the needs of humanity in relation to a cleaner and greener world - This is accomplished through responsible design practices

Question 7

Manufacturing techniques

Answer 7

Designers must ensure that their products are constructed using the correct manufacturing techniques -
Seams, seam finishes, hems, openings & closures, commercial patterns, pattern markings, notions

Question 8

Sustainability

Answer 8

An effort to provide the best outcomes for the built and natural environments in contemporary society and into the future

Question 9

Focus areas

Answer 9

NACFT - apparel, costume, furnishings, textile arts, non-apparel

Question 10

Elements of design

Answer 10

Line and direction, shape and size, colour, texture

Question 11

Line

Answer 11

significantly much longer than they are wide, defines the direction of a design

Question 12

Shape

Answer 12

a closed line, two main types organic and geometric

Question 13

Colour

Answer 13

Appears when light waves are reflected and absorbed by objects - ‘hues’

Question 14

Texture

Answer 14

The surface characteristics of a design, both tactile and visual eg. rough, smooth, shiny, bumpy, fuzzy, prickly, suede, matt

Question 15

Principles of design

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PURECH - proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast and harmony, unity

Question 16

Proportion

Answer 16

The relationship between two parts of a design, or between one part of a design and the whole

Question 17

Balance

Answer 17

The visual weight of shape texture, colour, line and space - symmetrical balance, asymmetrical balance, radial balance

Question 18

Rhythm

Answer 18

The repetition of various elements in a design to create a feeling of organized movement

Question 19

Emphasis

Answer 19

The focal point, capturing the viewer’s attention

Question 20

Contrast and Harmony

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CONTRAST - An unexpected change in the visual elements of a design HARMONY - design similarities or repetitions are consistent, creating an aesthetically pleasing design

Question 21

Unity

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A composition with a completeness of design. When a design looks like it belongs together, it is unified

Question 22

Communication

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The transmission of information between a sender and a receiver using any of the five senses

Question 23

Verbal communication

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Communication that is spoken e.g. personal meetings or conferences, web conferencing

Question 24

Non-verbal communication

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Communication that is written e.g. samples or prototypes, blogs, folios

Question 25

Graphic communication

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Any form of visual artistic representation - created by: freehand sketching, drawing symbols or shapes, photography

Question 26

Seams

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A seam is the basic structural element of all textile items. e.g. open or closed, french seam, stretch-stitch seam, overlock, flat-felled seam

Question 27

Seam finish

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Used to make a seam neater or to stop the raw edges of the seam allowance fraying e.g. pin-stitched, overlock, topstitched, bias bound, zigzag

Question 28

Hems

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Used of the bottom edge of a textile item e.g. slip-stitched, narrow, topstitched, lettuce, shell, blind, overlock, twin needle

Question 29

Openings and closures

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e.g. zippers, buttons and buttonholes, hooks and eyes, snap fasteners, velcro

Question 30

Commercial patterns

Answer 30

Pattern envelope, guide sheet and tissue paper pattern pieces

Question 31

Pattern markings

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Grainline, cutting line, seamline, notches, circles, squares and triangles

Question 32

Decorative techniques

Answer 32

The type of decorative techniques chosen to enhance a design should be appropriate to the end purpose - embroidery, beading, appliqué

Question 33

Embroidery

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A method of decorating or embellishing a base fabric with yarns

Question 34

Beading

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Sewing beads onto a garment as an aesthetic feature

Question 35

Appliqué

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A method of attaching fabrics shapes to a backing fabric

Question 36

Written communication

Answer 36

Communication that is written e.g. appropriate text and font, use of space, audience, purpose, context