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=Design Situation = The ThreadBanger network is a landing point for people who want to create and discover their own style through alternative fashion: recycling, up-cycling and re-fashioning anything and everything with simple sewing tools and techniques. From our episodes, forum and blog, to our newsletter, contests and viewer-take-overs, ThreadBanger is a multi-media network for people who want to share their passion for DIY, fashion and crafting with each other. ThreadBanger is a place to share ideas, tips and advice and help make the world more fashionable, ThreadBanger style! You have recently been hired to join the ThreadBanger team. Your first project is to design and create a simple furnishing item such as a cushion to enhance an area of your house. The ThreadBanger boss has asked that you look at an area in your home that is a little plain, drab or needs jazzing up and create a simple piece of soft furnishing to be made from textile materials and making use of two or more fabric decoration techniques. You have been allocated a budget of $30 so you may consider using recycled materials to keep the cost to a minimum. The company boss has asked you to keep a video of you making this furnishing item so that it can be edited and included on their video tutorial page. The video needs to show the preparation, steps of construction and final product in a maximum 3 minute funky video to encourage viewers to undertake the project themselves. = = =Design Brief = In order to design, produce and evaluate a simple, self furnishing item, such as a small cushion/pillow, for the area of your home, the item is to be made from textile materials and make use of at least 2 or more of the fabric decoration techniques. You also need to create a video showing your production which is to be included on the ThreadBanger website. = = =Key Words = = = =Limitations = Before I b​egin to design my self furnishing item there were a few limitations i had to consider. A limitation is a limiting condition or restrictive weakness. =Criteria for Success = in order to be sure that my design is made to its expectations and forfills the task, i have set myself some achievements that i hope to inclued in order to come up with a complete success. =Factors Affecting Design =
 * Design:** to plan, draw or conceive an idea in the mind.
 * Produce:** to bring into existence. In this project it means to make.
 * Evaluate:** to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess
 * Textile:** A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.
 * Materials:** The articles or apparatus needed to make or do something.
 * Production:** The act of producing, creating, or manufacturing.
 * Website:** A connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics.
 * 1) One of my limitations is that all the materials i buy must add up to the amount of $30 or less
 * 2) Another obsticle in my production is my time limit, by the time we finish making our websites, we will have a limited time amount for the production.
 * 3) I also have to consider is the size of my pillow. it has to be a reasonable size to suite my chosen area. also the design on the pillow should be even and not to big or to small to go on the face of the pillow.
 * 4) finally, i have to think about the use of my pillow. if it is used to sleep on than i wouldnt want buttons or hard things on it but if it were to be used for decoration than it can be different materials.
 * 1) Needs to be completed by the deadline (by approx. week 8 of term 2)
 * 2) Must cost less than $30 to produce.
 * 3) my design must involve at least 2 different sewing/decoration techniques.
 * 4) must look as much like my final design as possible.
 * 5) should suite my chosen area (eg. colour scheme, size, etc)
 * 6) use time wisley to be able to complete all work.
 * **Function** - the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
 * **Aesthetics** - the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.
 * **Scale** - a system of grouping or classifying in a series of steps or degrees according to a standard of relative size, amount, rank, etc.
 * **Ergonomics** - human engineering.
 * **Ethical** - being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice.
 * **Environmental** - the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.
 * **Legislation** - the act of making or enacting laws.
 * **Cost** - the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
 * **Socio-cultural** - pertaining to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.
 * **Resources availability** - the tools or materials that are accessable for you.
 * **Safety** - the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.