INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE DESIGN

Name: INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE DESIGN
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DS 101

Course Description

This survey class will be an introduction to the technical and conceptual ways of working in Textile Design. Students will participate in three five week modules: one module introducing print and dye concerns, one module introducing off-loom processes, and one module introducing structural enrichment techniques and concepts. Each module will include a series of introductory exercises leading to a final larger project. The work in each module will be supported by short readings and slide lectures highlighting historical and contemporary work. Course fee: yes.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

DS 319 and DS 227

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.93

4.04% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.62% from Historical

A Rate

86.67%

13.94% from Historical

Class Size

-40.16% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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DS 327

Pattern design for textiles, wallpaper and other applications (motif, layout, repeats, colorways, coordinates), using various manual and digital creation methods. Development of imagery, design concepts, collaboration and presentation.

HISTORY OF TEXTILES

DS 430

Designs and meanings and interrelationships of textiles in selected cultures and time periods.

EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILE DESIGN

DS 528

Experimental design and decorative principles; elements and techniques for the animation of textile surfaces.

TEXTILE DESIGN: OFF-LOOM CONSTRUCTION

ART/DS 226

Studio design problems in two and three dimensional off-loom constructions; off-loom weaving, looping, and knotting; historical reference and contemporary application.

TEXTILE DESIGN: PRINTING AND DYEING I

DS 227

Surface design developed in print and resist techniques using historic and contemporary methods.

INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE DESIGN

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