Course Title: Produce screen printed textiles
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: MANU5921C
Course Title: Produce screen printed textiles
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4218 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Lucy Adam lucy.adam@rmit.edu.au
Julia Raath julia.raath@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to apply screen printing techniques used to produce screen print designs on textiles.
This course is delivered concurrently with LMTTD4013A Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD4005A Produce screen printed textiles |
Element: |
1. Interpret production requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Design specifications are analysed and discussed with appropriate personnel to confirm production requirements |
Element: |
2. Apply screen printing procedure |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Workstation, tools and equipment are set up according to specifications for work. |
Element: |
3. Produce Textile printed sample |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Strike off is checked against design specifications to ensure quality standards are met |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered in a studio / workshop environment. A range of learning activities and tasks have been designed to allow students to demonstrate competency.
Please note - not all learning activities are assessment tasks, participants will be advised well in advance if an assessment is taking place.
Teaching Schedule
Sessions | Please note: This scedule incorporates learning and assessment for both units
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Session 1 |
Overview of unit. Assessment, Learning activities, technical file, studio practice and tour of facilities. OHS Induction. Characteristics of stencil and screen types, printing processes and practices, different types of screens and meshes. Prepare stencils |
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Session 2 | Screen selection, storage, studio practice. Testing stencils. Workstations, tools and equipment are set up according to specifications for work and OH&S practices. Finishing, drying, evaluate and conduct quality check. Pack up workstation, clean studio, correct storage, OH&S |
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Session 3 | Print paste media - what is it, how is mixed, chemical structure, properties, using pigment media, OH&S. Pigment printing processes, heat setting and testing samples. | |
Session 4 | Screen preparation, reclaiming and coating with photographic emulsion Media is selected to prepare stencils. Screens are prepared for stencil process and checked against quality standards Stencils are completed and checked against design |
Saturday Session Part time students only 2nd August 2014 |
Session 5 | Stencil masters are exposed according to industry specifications, Screen images are developed, dried and finished. Strike off is printed and checked against design specifications to ensure quality standards are met. Specialist inks and foil, samples, heat setting, care requirements, printing on dark grounds, using the heat press, OH&S. | |
Session 6 | Screen printing effects are identified. Design conversion options discussed Expose screens, times, operate equipment, wash out, possible problems that can occur are discussed Workstation set up, strike off, testing stencils. Use printing techniques to achieve design effects. Testing opaques and speciality binders with photographic stencils |
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Session 7 | OH&S quiz. Workstation set up, strike off, testing stencils. Use printing techniques to achieve design effects. Testing opaques and speciality binders with photographic stencils Outcomes are examined and checked against specifications with appropriate personnel. | |
Session 8 | Final housekeeping, finalise all printing, reclaim screens, correct storage, compilation of technical file. Undertake quiz. |
Saturday Session Part time students only 30th August 2014 |
Session 9 | Design work bought to class. Screens are prepared for printing according to requirements for selected printing technique. Opaque media selected. Prepare stencils and screens for photographic exposure. Colour mixing and testing on appropriate substrates. |
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Session 10 | Developing, mixing and testing colour palette. Recording recipes, specification sheets Analysing swatch books and swatch book construction, professional presentation, examples, how to make. |
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Session 11 | Produce screen printed textiles. Substrate preparation – laundering, pre shrinking. |
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Session 12 | Produce screen printed textiles. |
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Session 13 |
Length Repeats, technical notes, demonstration, stop setting, brackets, workstation set up, screen preparation Substrate preparation – laundering, pre shrinking. Strike off, printing techniques. Printing using stops and rail, wash and dry between prints Analyse design specifications and interpret production requirements. Create stencils Stencil masters, meshes and screens are prepared for printing according to requirements for selected printing technique |
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Session 14 | Strike off is checked against design specifications to ensure quality standards are met Documentation completed in technical file. Prints checked and quality examined. Testing length repeat, workstation set up – preparing tables and stapling fabric, stops and registration rail use, squeegee selection. Printing process, technique and medium used are analysed to determine necessary modifications to printing techniques, processes or materials |
Saturday Session Part time students only 25th October 2014 |
Session 15 | Finalise tests – length repeat, colourways. Swatch book construction. Documentation completed in technical file. Screen prints are finished and outcomes are examined with appropriate personnel. Required documentation final and housekeeping completed |
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Session 16 | Work due: Experimental swatch book, length repeat and technical file |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
McNamara,Andrea and Snelling,Patrick (1995) |
References
Other Resources
Many materials used in this course will be covered by a materials fee and will be provided in class for example- fabric, paper, pigment, binder, photographic emulsion and film. It is essential that you have a personal kit as well. This class requires a basic set of equipment that must be bought to and used in class. Please make sure you are equipped with these materials at the beginning of the program.
• 30 cm steel ruler
• Set square
• Sharp scissors
• Glue stick
• Cutting knife with replaceable blades
• Pacer
• Fine liners
• A3 size visual diary
• Brushes – round 00, 1, 3, 6, 10
• Chinagraph pencil
• Black permanent marker
• 1 pair of household rubber gloves ( from supermarket)
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including a range of tasks designed to develop techincal expertise and ability to produce screen printed textiles.
Observational checklists, practical tasks, technical file containing printed samples and documentation.
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ‘not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ‘competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date.
Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
You will undertake 3 Assessment Tasks.
- Swatch book
- Length Repeat
- Technical File
Detailed Project briefs,submission items and Assessment criteria provided in class sessions.
*Please note that this course will be graded CHD, CDI, CC, CAG or NYC
Assessment Matrix
Swatch book | Length Repeat | Technical File |
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Interpret production requirements | X | X | X |
Apply screen printing procedure |
X | X | X |
Produce Textile printed sample |
X | X |
Other Information
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to all RMIT students.
Services offered by SLC to support numeracy and literacy skills of the students are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
Disability Liaison Unit:
Students with disability or long-term medical condition should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete their studies.
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Late submission:
Students requiring extensions for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. The student will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration:
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
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