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Major Textiles Project

What goes in the portfolio?

The portfolio for the Major Textiles Project is worth 25 marks. It is well worth the effort to plan it and start working on it right from the start. This tutorial will help you to plan your supporting documentation.

Outcomes
This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:

H 2.3 The student effectively manages the design and manufacture of a textile item/s.

Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Textiles and Design Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (2007)

Plan it

The first step is to consider what needs to go in the portfolio by first accessing the resources listed below:

Board of Studies NSW for the:
Stage 6 Syllabus Textiles and Design, pp.27-28, 36-37
Examination, Assessment and Reporting Supplement, pp. 11-20
Board of Studies Textiles & Design Stage 6 Support Document, pp.30-37
Read through the pages listed above. Print them off to gain easy access to them at school and so you can highlight the parts which need constant attention. Note, in particular what the more successful students will do from the grids in the Exam, Assessment and Reporting Supplement for the portfolio.
Pay particular attention to page limits located on page 36 of the Syllabus. These have been given for you to follow so that you know how much work needs to be done for that section. You must stick to these limits and provide the information requested.
There are FOUR main parts to the portfolio:
- Design inspiration
- Visual design development
- Manufacturing specifications
- Investigation, experimentation, and evaluation.
These are used to show the development of your project. It helps to provide the marker with an idea of how much work and thought went into your project. It also gives you the chance to really think about each stage of the project and make the necessary modifications that are needed. It also allows you to justify your decisions.

What to consider when doing your portfolio

What access do I have to computers? The portfolio does not have to be completely computer generated, however, if you have access to one, it may make it easier to spell check and manipulate the layout than handwriting.
What size paper will I use, A4 or A3? Be aware of the page limits for both A3 and A4 pages.
Remember, if you present A4 paper on an A3 background it will count as an A3 page.
Try to reflect your design inspiration in your portfolio presentation. Use colours and textures that relate directly to your item and your design inspiration.
With your product label in the manufacturing specifications, design a label which is suitable as a care label as well as a swing tag. Give the detail as specified on page 37. The label should be suitable for the object you have designed.
Include the information and experiments which are directly linked to your item. You have limited pages so only include the relevant material.

Remember, your Major Textiles Project is worth 25 marks and the Portfolio is worth
25 marks of your HSC External Assessment so put a lot of effort into both parts.

Activity

Using the documentation provided by the Board of Studies NSW, describe each section in detail in the table below. Include:

a description of what the section is really about
a list of the pages that need to appear in the section
your plan of attack, that is,
- what will you do?
- what do you need to include?
- how you will go about completing this section?

Portfolio section name	Page limit A4 A3	Description of section	What has to go in this section?	Plan of attack
Design inspiration
Visual design development
Project manufacture specifications
Investigation, experimentation and evaluation