Fashion Cut-Out Textiles Activity

This Fashion Cut-Out task encourages students to think about colour, texture, pattern and light/shade in their textiles designs. There are 11 outfits on a mixture of male, female, light and dark skinned bodies for students to select from.

Students need to cut around the garment or section of the outfit and place this cut-out against a range of backdrops to experiment with the colour, texture and pattern of the background and determine whether it works for their design or message. Once students have sketched or photographed their cut-out design there is a 4 page worksheet to get students clarifying their work and breaking down their choices for what they have used as the background to fill their cut-out design section.

Included in the file:

• Instructions document
• Choice of 7 garments on a light skinned female body outline
• Identical 7 garments on a dark skinned female body outline
• Choice of 4 garments on a light skinned male body outline
• Identical 4 garments on a dark skinned male body outline
• 2 types of male croquis body outlines for sketching designs onto
• 2 types of female croquis body outlines for sketching designs onto
• 4 page worksheet of questions related to the cut-out design task
• 1 (coloured) colour wheel document to assist students with discussing and using colour in their designs
• 1 blank colour wheel document for students to create their own colour wheel prior to commencing the Fashion Cut-Out task
• 1 blank colour wheel document labelled with the colours to assist junior or life skills students with creating their own colour wheel