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A Level Art & Design: Textiles

at Truro and Penwith College, Truro · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Do you love the tactile qualities of fabrics and stitch? Do you enjoy drawing and visualising your ideas through a hands on approach to materials? The Textiles course encourages you to explore the breadth of approaches available within contemporary textiles today, developing your skills in stitched, printed and constructed textile processes. Different interests and strengths are highly valued, giving you the opportunity to design one off textile art pieces (both two and three dimensional), interior products or wearable accessories. A Level Textiles is a practical, hands-on Art and Design course using textile techniques and processes to make: sculptural textiles, wearable accessories, interior products, or image-based textiles. Studying how other designers and artists work is a significant element to the course, extending knowledge, understanding, and critical analysis. You will partake in a number of workshops specialising in different elements of textile media. You will develop a personal, visual language and learn a variety of skills that will enable you to progress into your chosen career path.

What you need to get on

In addition to general A Level entry requirements a keen interest in drawing to develop your creativity, as a design stimulus and as a means of gathering creative ideas and making them visible is absolutely essential.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Truro

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