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Queens The Queens of the 18th Dynasty played very powerful and influential roles. These included; assisting the Pharaoh with his reign, acting in military campaigns and associating themselves with the gods. Women relatives of the Pharaoh also had a range of duties and enjoyed considerable...

Evidence Donkey Rhyton The discovery of a donkey rhyton at Phaistos indicates that there are few roads in minoan society, and the main form of transport was via donkeys. Donkeys were also used as pack animals to carry large quantities of food and between cities. They could also be used as...

India Cotton and silk cloth, hand woven in all the different regions of India and often embroidered, or metal thread work, beads and even jewels are fundamental to everyday life in India. It is through the cut, colour, texture and brilliance of their garments that Indians establish their...

Soil resistant Soil release finishes repel soil or prevent the substance from bonding with the fabric. This finishing technique makes it easier for the consumer to clean the textile item. Most soils are oil based and are attached to hydrophobic fibres such as, nylon and polyester or applied...

CAD/CAM Machines New machinery that improves construction and saves time are the CAD/CAM machines. CAD has revolutionized the design process, introducing a sense of three-dimensional space into a two-dimenial design and bringing with it a whole new visual aesthetics. CAD stands for Computer...

Fibre: Microfibres Microfibres are a significant innovation in textile technology because they show man-made fibres, which are made finer than any fibre found in nature. Mircofibres were first intended for use in functional sportswear, but they have now become fashionable in most types of...

For everyone studying textiles in 2004, I have some typed notes, mostly my assessments and stuff about India. I'll post them for everyones viewing! I did textiles in 2003 and got a HSC mark of 98/100. So if anyone needs advice about major project choices, (I did texile art) or folio guidelines...

Hey, you must have got in the top 4, because I got 98 and came third in the state, mei-ling u must have either come 2nd or 4th? That so annoying that your major work didn't get into the Texstyles expo, mine didn't either except they are advertising it on some website. Anyway, what course do u...

I don't know where the expo is, they arn't doing it at the cotton store anymore because it closed down. I haven't got my major work back yet, because my school is putting it on display. Um, I found out that mine got nominated, but didn't actually get in..they nominated like 60 pieces then cut...

Would is seem probable this year, for the section 111 question to be about; a) Influence of culture on contemporary design e.g. India b) Finishing techniques e.g Soil resistant, Flame resistant c) Surface decoration e.g embroidery, heat transfer printing because 2001 they did...

I'm alittle confused, I thought that if u were in band 6 you couldn't get scaled. I got 90 for my internal mark, and came first Will I get scaled down because the rest of my class did poorly, the second highest internal assessment wad 65 Also I found out from my teacher, (who goes to marking)...

I totally agree about the multiple choice question, I can get full marks for section 11 and 111, yet get confused because A and C both apply, yet the markers believe that A is the most appropriate. Is anyone else worried about Section 111, they may give us a question about Plasma screens or...

I was wondering if anyone else here was marked on the first monday? Also that is it possible that marking bias existed, as all our markers were male, and my MDP was something that would appeal more to a female marker. Also My teacher was positive that two projects in our class would be nominated...

Oops, sorry, i didn't mean to hack a thread..I'm new and fully didn't know what i was doing. Umm, cool...that would be heaps good if i got 90+ yeah my english was actual 72, I went and checked my report cause I wasn't sure Thanks anyway Eliza:)

Could u calculate my possible UAI My school isn't selective, its a state school English (adv): place 8th/56 internal mark 72 Ancient History: place 5th/28 internal mark 82 Society and Culture: place 3rd/42 internal mark 88 Textiles place: 1st/14 internal mark 89 Design and Technology...

Calculate my UAI Umm, I was wondering if it was possible for u to estimate my UAI based on my internal assessments and ranking English (Advanced) 8th - 74 Ancient History 5th - 82 Society and Culture 3rd - 88 Textiles and Design 1st - 89 Design and Technology 1st - 94 Thanks :)