Contextual Background BA Textile Design students are introduced to Adobe Illustrator at different points, depending on their chosen specialism chosen out of Weave, Print, Stitch, or Knit. Currently, Stitch students are inducted in 3rd year, resulting in insufficient time to develop their digital embroidery software skills. A process which ideally requires prior knowledge of vector-based […]
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Contextual Background The Stitch Workshop is used by Textile Design BA, MA and Graduate Diploma students. Students may have part time jobs, personal commitments, and learning differences, impacting their access and learning in workshops. Evaluation During workshops and inductions, alongside on-screen demonstrations, we use instructional handouts to guide students through the process of operating the […]
Contextual Background The Digital embroidery software induction requires students to create a name badge file. Stitch Technicians confirm completion of the induction, after assessing the file by email. Afterwards, students might not revisit the process for a while and may struggle retaining the information enough to complete it again. Induction task Evaluation When students have […]