Tawa College Tawa College

10 Fashion Technology

10FTT
Course Description

NEW for 2024!

This is a Fashion Design and Making course.

(This course does not include textiles, as there is a separate textiles course for 2024)


Images are indicative only from Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.nz/spctechdept/fashion-sketches/

This course involves fashion design as well as making fashion clothes.

You will learn:

  • how to produce fashion drawings (Fashion drawing will be taught one lesson a week)
  • how to develop your creative thinking and design skills
  • how to use a design process to design and make garments
  • how to use commercial patterns 
  • how to use a sewing machine
  • about different types of fabrics and their properties

Learning Areas:

Design and Materials Technology



Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

There is a $60 contribution toward materials for take home projects.
Students will be required to purchase the stationery on the school stationery lists.