Collins Textiles Foundation Course has been written to accompany the highly successful Collins Design and Technology Foundation Course to provide complete support for 11--14 D&T. It includes all the knowledge and skills necessary for designing and making with textiles at this level. A chapter on 'Designing' provides pupils with the relevant designing and graphics skills to help them design their own quality food products. A chapter on 'Investigating textiles' covers all the properties and functions your pupils need to choose the most effective materials. A chapter on 'Working with textiles' provides them with the necessary making skills and processes to make their product. A chapter on 'Products and Product Design' provides an in-depth real-world case study of the development of a new textiles product, from concept to manufacture.