Component 2 - Textile Design - Standard Mark 44 - Performance Level 4: Competent and Consistent

Oct 20, 2026

Component 2: Textile Design is assessed against Standard Mark 44 with Performance Level 4 described as Competent and Consistent. The moderator commentary outlines Elaine’s project based on the theme of Union, starting from a mind map and timeline to explore fashion and culture from the 1950s to the 2000s. Inspiration includes iconic figures, punk influences, and designers such as Vivienne Westwood and John Paul Gaultier, culminating in a union between denim and the human body through anatomically mapped contours, stitching experiments, and garment refinement. The final trouser set and jacket integrate body contours within textiles, elevating the submission beyond earlier studies.

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CategoryExam

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Reading Time1 h 13 min

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Moderator Commentary

Project theme and development

Techniques and three-dimensional garment refinement

Final piece and assessment outcome

Component 2: Textile Design Standard Mark: 44 Performance Levels 4: Competent and Consistent | | AO1 | AO2 | AO3 | AO4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mark | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | | Performance Level | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Moderator Commentary Elaine is a Textile Design student, just entering the level 4 performance level. Her Component 2 project is based on the theme of Union, and she begins with a mind map and timeline, exploring fashion and culture from the 1950s through to the 2000s. Drawing inspiration from icons like Elvis Presley, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols (and the concept of Anarchy in the UK), she references designers such as Vivienne Westwood and John Paul Gaultier to explore how garments can enhance the shape of the human body. Elaine’s project evolves towards the idea of creating a union between the denim fabric and the human body, mapping the contours of anatomy as if it were a landscape. Early life drawings are part of her development, though still emerging as a skill, she experiments with stitching human figures onto denim using blue and red thread. She refines these ideas through garments, exploring legs, feet, and the body in three dimensions, drawing inspiration from exhibitions like Body Works exhibition by Gunther von Hagen's. Her final piece, a trouser set and jacket, is an accomplished offering which lifts her submission above the ordinary. It cleverly integrates the contours ofthe human body within the garments, creating a subtle yet striking exploration of anatomy and textile design that goes beyond her earlier preliminary studies. This is a candidate who emerges from Level 3 into Level 4. Elaine-Component 2 Textile Design Standard Mark 44 Performance Level 4: Competent & Consistent |
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TOTAL | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | | 44 | Component 2 Textile Design Outcome Component 2 Textile Design Component 2 Textile Design Component 2 Textile Design Component 2 Textile Design Component 2 Textile Design Component 2 Textile Design

FAQs

What standard and performance level are used to assess this textile design component?

It uses Standard Mark 44 and Performance Level 4, described as Competent and Consistent.

What theme does Elaine base her Component 2 Textile Design project on?

Her project is based on the theme of Union.

How does Elaine connect denim fabric to the human body in her final work?

She maps anatomical contours onto garments, using stitching and garment construction to integrate body shape into the denim trouser set and jacket.

Oct 20, 2026

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