KS4 Textiles Chooser Charts

Here are the 10 Textiles Chooser Charts taken from the KS4 Textiles Student's Book, which you can download free of charge and photocopy for your students to use in your lessons.

Textiles Modelling materials Chooser Chart (255 KB)
Here are some suggestions to help students choose which modelling materials to use for different design ideas for each line of interest.

Textiles Strategies Chooser Chart (54 KB)
This Chooser Chart gives information on when and how to use strategies within Capability Tasks.

Textiles Properties of fibres Chooser Chart (25 KB)
This chart indicates the performance of different fibres for certain criteria. For each criterion the fibres are listed in order of performance with the highest performers at the top and the lowest at the bottom.

Textiles Synthetic dyes Chooser Chart (49 KB)
Students can use this chart to decide which type of dye is best to use.

Textiles Finishing fabrics Chooser Chart (23 KB)
This chart shows some of the ways in which fabrics can be finished to prepare them for making into the final product.

Textiles Fabric Properties Chooser Chart 1 (11 KB)
Students can use the information in this chart and Chart 2 to decide which fabrics best suit their designs.

Textiles Fabric Properties Chooser Chart 2 (8 KB)
Students can use the information in this chart and Chart 1 to decide which fabrics best suit their designs.

Textiles Fastenings Chooser Chart (30 KB)
Students can use this Chooser Chart to help them decid on the appropriate fastenings for their product.

Textiles Fabric Decoration Chooser Chart (23 KB)
Students can use this chart to help them decide what surface decoration is right for their designs.

Textiles Fabric Feeler Chooser Chart (80 KB)
This chart shows the weight, resisience and texture for a range of materials. Studnets can use it to identify a fabric with particular properties – to find the correct feel for their deisigns.