Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• design, visualize and instruct a knitwear collection, that has yarn as its conceptual base.
• apply purposefully the structural, technical and material properties of knitwear in design.

Content

Industrial manufacturing methods of knitwear, knit stitches and their use. Designing a knitwear collection utilizing different knits and their manufacturing methods. Instructing the knit for subcontracting and manufacturing. Knitwear illustration.

Location and time

12.1.-16.3. Arabia campus, Design studio AR337

All lectures listed below in "Content scheduling".

Materials

Teacher will share the learning materials via course workspace

Teaching methods

Lectures (on-site)
Individual course assigments, including a small knitwear collection portfolio and manufacturing instructions.

Student workload

Lectures 48 h
Course assignments 87 h

Content scheduling

Thu 12.1. 9:00-15:30 Starting the course and introducing course assignments. Basic concepts of knitwear. Shop review.
Thu 19.1. 9:00-15:30 Knitted structures. Working on the moodboard.
Thu 26.1. 9:00-15:30 Drawing and instructing knitwear. Guided design work and sketching.
Thu 2.2. 9:00-15:30 Different options to make patterned knitwear.
Thu 9.2. 9:00-14:00 The selection and role of yarns in knitwear design
Thu 16.2. 9:00-15:30 Visit (N.N)
Thu 2.3. 9:00-15:30 Technical drawing and things to consider in manufacturing.
Wed 8.3. 9:00-15:30 Presenting and reviewing technical drawings and manufacturing instructions.
Thu 16.3. 9:00-15:30 Presenting the portfolios. Knitwear design process summary.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

Course assigments
Students are required to attend at least 80% of lectures

Prerequisites

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following Fashion and Clothing modules:
Collection and Assortment Design; Clothing Materials and Responsibility.