A textiles book focussing mostly on the design and production of garments but with detailed information about 'Design Issues', Materials/Fabrics, 'Systems & Control' and 'Quality & Safety' that place issues into context. The book includes many activities and keywords within each of the sections and includes everything necessary for an excellent foundation in textiles technology for GCSE. A 'teachers guide' is also available.
TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY - Revision publisher : Oxford revision guides ISBN 0-1-9832-8346 Jane Down
Revision guides at exam time need to be presented in a simple and easily remembered form and this guide accomplishes that task well.
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY to GCSE (Design and Technology to GCSE) Jane Down ISBN0-1-983-2813-3
Written by the author of the Revision guide listed above the text provides all of the topics associated with study of textiles at GCSE level.
DESIGN & MAKE IT ! - Textiles Technology Alex McArthur & Carolyn Etchells ISBN0-748-760-822 publisher : Nelson Thornes
Written by the author of the Revision guide listed above the text provides all of the topics associated with study of textiles at GCSE level. The book relates to the Channel 4 television series which provided an introduction to the GCSE. There is a range of task- opportunities to integrate the content throughout the book