Course details
Programme Aims:
The aim of this module is to address the needs and requirements of those with a particular interest in the specific area of hand knitted textiles and to also provide a basic introduction to the process of creating materials using hand flat knitting machines.
Entry Requirement
There are no specific entry requirements, but applicants will need to demonstrate an inclination towards knitted textiles.
Examinations
Continuous assessment will play a central role with a progress review occurring during week 7 of a 15 week term and a formal assessment including presentation of all work generated at the end of each term.
Course Content
At the end of this module, the student can expect to be fully proficient in the process and practice of Hand Knitting, learning a wide variety of stitch structure and colour work techniques alongside other 3D and shaping techniques. The student should also have an understanding of fibres, yarn development and of other textile construction techniques i.e. weaving, felt making, crochet and a variety of relevant application techniques. Design, pattern drafting and instruction writing for hand knitting patterns will also be part of the students learned skills. Hand flat machine knitting will play an important role in the student’s skills and they can expect to be fully capable of producing a wide variety of single bed fabrics together with manipulation techniques at the end of the module.
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About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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