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TEXT 4802-02
WEAVING I
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is an introduction to the use of structure, color, and texture in weaving through a series of experimental samples and finished projects. Students learn to set up and use a 4-harness loom, and a study of drafting and fabric analysis is included. A variety of techniques including hand-manipulated tapestry and loom controlled patterns are taught and explored as a vehicle for the translation of ideas in this medium. The emphasis is on invention and developing a personal approach.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4803-01
FABRIC SILKSCREEN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Starting with making their own screens, students learn various stencil making and printing of repeats using water based dyes and pigments. The focus is on an imaginative stencial (usually the repeating unit) and its application in creating continuous surfaces. Instead of considering the screen a tool merely to reproduce an existing design from paper, students are encouraged to think of it as a flexible means for creating totally new designs through experimentation at the print table. Engineered designs combining repetition and singular images is also explored.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4803-02
FABRIC SILKSCREEN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Starting with making their own screens, students learn various stencil making and printing of repeats using water based dyes and pigments. The focus is on an imaginative stencial (usually the repeating unit) and its application in creating continuous surfaces. Instead of considering the screen a tool merely to reproduce an existing design from paper, students are encouraged to think of it as a flexible means for creating totally new designs through experimentation at the print table. Engineered designs combining repetition and singular images is also explored.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4803-101
FABRIC SILKSCREEN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Starting with making their own screens, students learn various stencil making and printing of repeats using water based dyes and pigments. The focus is on an imaginative stencial (usually the repeating unit) and its application in creating continuous surfaces. Instead of considering the screen a tool merely to reproduce an existing design from paper, students are encouraged to think of it as a flexible means for creating totally new designs through experimentation at the print table. Engineered designs combining repetition and singular images is also explored.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4804-01
WEAVING II
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Students develop their chosen themes through drawing and executing a series of woven samples. The samples explore structures and materials relevant to the chosen subject matter. Students weave fine arts oriented or design projects which evolve from the investigation.
Prerequisite: TEXT 4802 - WEAVING I
Elective
TEXT 4805-01
CHANGING FABRIC SURFACE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Students work on a specific theme of their choosing and derive designs and concepts from this theme for work in fabric silkscreen. After completing assignments that focus on specific techniques and design problems, students plan and execute a more defined and larger project relying on the experience incorporated during the first part of the course. Fabric construction and dyeing techniques can be integrated into the work.
Prerequisite: TEXT 4803 - FABRIC SILKSCREEN
Elective
TEXT 4806-01
DOBBY WEAVING AND DESIGN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is an investigation of the technical, formal and material potential of multi-harness weave structures on 24-harness dobby looms. Through extensive sampling on the looms, students expand their skills in areas of pattern development, woven structure, color, material and fabric finishing while further developing their design concepts and their visual and material vocabularies. During the second half of the semester, stipulations derived from the intended end use of the fabric as well as production methods become a strong part of the design considerations in the development of fabric collection for an intended application. Exercises in drafting, both by hand and on computer, as a means of understanding woven structure in a three-dimensional way, will be an important part of the course.
Prerequisite: TEXT-4804
Elective
TEXT 4807-01
DESIGN FOR PRINTED TEXTILES
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course emphasizes the design process - how to come up with an idea and how to develop it into a finished design - as well as technical skills. Using tools, techniques, and materials from professional studios, students work on paper exploring and analyzing layouts, color, and other design elements within repeated patterns. As students develop their individual styles, they are exposed to design requirements stemming from production methods and the intended end use. Successful work from this course becomes part of students' portfolios.
Please contact the department for permission to register.
Elective
TEXT 4808-101
DESIGN FOR DIGITALLY PRINTED FABRICS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This intensive course moves from concept to design development and then onto digitally printed fabrics. Students start by creating presentation boards for color, pattern, and application in order to establish direction in their work. With Adobe Photoshop serving as the primary tool, the traditional techniques of drawing, painting, and collage are integrated with new design technology. Class instruction will lead students through the Adobe software in the development of design for extensive experimentation on the Textiles' Mimaki fabric printer. Students will be encouraged to go beyond the boundaries of traditional textile design to meet the possibilities of this exciting technology.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00
Elective
TEXT 480G-01
GRADUATE STUDIO I
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course, a major component in the student's curriculum, is tailored to individual needs. It includes workshops and tutorials intended to strengthen technical skills and design vocabulary in the areas of weaving, knitting and surface design. Additionally, students pursue individual projects under graduate instructors. This semester's emphasis is on enlarging and solidifying the student's background and defining the direction for the work.
This course is a requirement for first-year Graduate Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Textiles
TEXT 4813-01
JACQUARD DESIGN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course investigates pattern in the context of jacquard weaving. Students develop their ideas on paper and execute their designs on the computer, which are used for drafting the structures as well. At least one design from each student is woven on the electronic jacquard loom. Students explore their patterns through color and material experimentation at the loom. During the course, each student develops a small portfolio of jacquard designs. Slides and samples of historical and modern application of the technique are also studied.
Prerequisite: TEXT 4806 - DOBBY WEAVING, TEXT 4826 - CAD IN TEXTILES
Elective
TEXT 4816-101
MACHINE KNITTING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
TEXT 4816-102
MACHINE KNITTING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Students will learn the basic techniques of machine knitting and explore the possibilities of structural effects, color, pattern, and material quality within those techniques. They will also learn about finishing methods--such as felting, dyeing, and simple printing--that can be used on knitted fabric. Developing further the most interesting results from this experimentation, and according to their interests, students will create a knitted fabric or finished piece for an end use, be it apparel, furnishings, or art pieces.
Elective
TEXT 4817-01
MACHINE KNITTING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
While learning about the technical possibilities of the manually operated knitting machine, students explore color, pattern, materials and structure. Finishing techniques, such as felting and dyeing are introduced. Through weekly assignments, students develop a sample library that serves as a resource for subsequent work. A final project involves planning and sampling for a final garment of the students own design, that is then executed at the end of the course. Consideration of the garment form, its proportion to the body, and the coherence of these elements are integrated into the course.
This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Texti
TEXT 4817-02
MACHINE KNITTING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
While learning about the technical possibilities of the manually operated knitting machine, students explore color, pattern, materials and structure. Finishing techniques, such as felting and dyeing are introduced. Through weekly assignments, students develop a sample library that serves as a resource for subsequent work. A final project involves planning and sampling for a final garment of the students own design, that is then executed at the end of the course. Consideration of the garment form, its proportion to the body, and the coherence of these elements are integrated into the course.
This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Texti
TEXT 4819-01
FROM AN IDEA TO MEANING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Through drawing and painting we will investigate different subject matter in the development of a personal vision and point of view to create meaningful and moving work. We will work from live models, still-lifes and objects, and explore the use of icons, symbols and images through experimentation with a wide range of media and processes including charcoal, pen and ink, acrylics, objects and collage. Beyond this, the main goal of the course is the development of a working process to strengthen conceptual and expressive abilities. This approach will allow students to communicate concerns with originality and creativity in ways that can later be applied to work in any discipline and medium.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4819-02
FROM AN IDEA TO MEANING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Through drawing and painting we will investigate different subject matter in the development of a personal vision and point of view to create meaningful and moving work. We will work from live models, still-lifes and objects, and explore the use of icons, symbols and images through experimentation with a wide range of media and processes including charcoal, pen and ink, acrylics, objects and collage. Beyond this, the main goal of the course is the development of a working process to strengthen conceptual and expressive abilities. This approach will allow students to communicate concerns with originality and creativity in ways that can later be applied to work in any discipline and medium.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 481G-01
GRADUATE STUDIO II
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course, a major component in the student's can entail two types of activity: 1. Participation in sophomore, junior or senior level courses to strengthen technical skills and design vocabulary; Including Design for Printed Textiles and Fabric Silkscreen and 2. Individual projects undergraduate advisors to clarify personal concepts and format of the work. This semester's emphasis is on enlarging and solidifying the student's background and defining direction for the work.
Please contact the department for permission to register. This course is a requirement for Graduate Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Textiles
TEXT 4820-01
WOVEN STRUCTURE FOR PATTERN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This elective course is intended for those whose main interest is pattern but who also want to acquire skills to apply this to woven structures. Using both handlooms and dobby looms, students will explore structural possibilities for building patterns in weaving. Material quality, color, and potential end use will be part of the criteria for analyzing work. Exercises in drafting -- both by hand and on the computer -- as a means of understanding woven structures in a three-dimensional way and generating new structures for patterns will be a strong part of this course.
Prerequisite: TEXT 4802 - WEAVING I
Elective
TEXT 4821-01
JACQUARD FOR PATTERN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This is an elective course for students who want to continue studying woven pattern. Using the NedGraphics software for pattern and Point Carre jacquard software for drafting woven structures, students will develop patterns through experimentation with material and color. The intended end use of the fabric will be a consideration throughout in the design decisions.
Prerequisite: TEXT-4820 and TEXT-4826
Elective