Within the context of fashion design, fabric is the key variable in the design process, offering infinite options in terms of variety, quality, weight, colour, texture and pattern. The manipulation of these fabrics is an effective tool at the designer’s disposal, which can be used to create innovation in a design. This study examines the use of fabric manipulation for fostering creativity in the context of fashion design education. It explores a variety of approaches to this subject that can be employed to enthuse, stimulate, and enable beginner level fashion students to recognise the value of fabric manipulation in creating innovative fashion design outcomes. It aims to examine the potential of fabric manipulation techniques as a method to reinvent basic fabrics, reflect concept ideas on a garment, expand student skillsets and develop originality in fashion design education. A detailed analysis of the application of textile design practices in the final year of study over twelve academic semesters, in both couture and ready-to-wear collections, aims to determine the uptake of fabric manipulation as a major design component in the context of final year graduation fashion collections.

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重新思考面料：面料处理技术在服装设计教育中的应用

在时装设计的背景下，面料是设计过程中的关键变量，在品种、质量、重量、颜色、质地和图案方面提供了无限的选择。对这些织物的处理是设计师可以使用的有效工具，可用于在设计中创造创新。本研究探讨了在时装设计教育背景下使用织物处理来培养创造力。它探索了该主题的各种方法，可用于激发、激发和使初级时装学生认识到织物处理在创造创新时装设计成果中的价值。它旨在检验织物处理技术作为一种重新发明基本织物的方法的潜力，在服装上反映概念思想，扩展学生技能并在时装设计教育中发展独创性。对纺织品设计实践在 12 个学期的最后一年学习中的应用进行详细分析，包括时装和成衣系列，旨在确定在期末考试中将织物处理作为主要设计组成部分的情况年毕业时装系列。