Grade 12 Fashion & Textiles
A hands-on, studio-based course where students design, sew, fit, revise, and showcase textile work — building craft, creativity, sustainability, and community.
Level 1 · Foundation
Course Overview
Semester map, BC curriculum alignment, assessment plan, studio routines, and supplies.
Open → 🧷1 · Studio Safety & Design
Machine safety, tool care, the design process, and your first stitch sampler.
Open → 🧶2 · Fibres & Fabrics
Fibres, fabric structures, care labels, cost, and a fabric-detective swatch book.
Open → 🪡3 · Machine Skills & Seams
Seams, finishes, hems, pressing, and a functional pouch, tote, or apron.
Open → 📐4 · Patterns, Fit & Alteration
Measuring respectfully, reading patterns, grainline, fit, and alterations.
Open → 👖5 · Construction: Bottoms
Plan, cut, and construct a wearable bottom — pants, skirt, shorts, or upcycle.
Open → 👕6 · Construction: Tops
Necklines, armholes, and seams to build a wearable or upcycled top.
Open → 🎨7 · Surface Design
Applique, embroidery, dye, print, and visible mending on a surface-design panel.
Open → ♻️8 · Sustainability & Respect
Fast-fashion impacts, life-cycle thinking, repair, and cultural respect.
Open → ✨9 · Final Collection & Showcase
A self-directed final project, mini-portfolio, and showcase.
Open →Course Toolkit
Assessment Tools
Reusable rubrics, peer critique, self-assessment, exemplars, and cleanup logs.
Open → 🖨️Printable Templates
Printable planning sheets, swatch cards, fit checks, and portfolio checklists.
Open → 🌟Make It Pop
Challenges, dye days, a fashion show, careers, and studio-culture rituals.
Open → 🤝Supports & UDL
UDL, differentiation, beginner/ELL/accessibility supports, and sentence stems.
Open →Level 2 · Advanced
Level 2 Overview
How Level 2 advances every topic — prerequisites, structure, and professional standards.
Open → 🏛️1 · Pro Studio & Tech Packs
Sergers, cover-stitch, design briefs, tech packs, and professional workflow.
Open → 🔬2 · Textile Science & Sourcing
Fibre testing, performance textiles, and ethical sourcing dossiers.
Open → 🧵3 · Couture & Tailoring
Welt pockets, bound buttonholes, invisible zips, linings, and hand finishing.
Open → 📏4 · Drafting & Draping
Draft blocks, manipulate darts, and drape original patterns on the form.
Open → 👖5 · Tailored Trousers
Fly zips, welt pockets, waistbands, linings, and true trouser fit.
Open → 🧥6 · Structured Tops & Outerwear
Collars, set-in sleeves, plackets, cuffs, and a lined jacket or shirt.
Open → 🖨️7 · Print, Dye & Repeat
Screen print, dye chemistry, and original repeat-pattern design.
Open → 🌐8 · Systems & Innovation
Circular design, business models, ethics, and fashion technology.
Open → 🏆9 · Capstone Collection
A cohesive mini-collection, tech packs, lookbook, and pro portfolio.
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