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TEXTL-1000-1: Introduction to Textiles

Fall 2019

Subject: Textiles
Type: Studio
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: Oakland
Course Dates: September 03, 2019 — December 13, 2019
Meetings: Fri 9:00AM-03:00PM, Oakland - Textiles - 3: Seminar
Instructor: Richard Elliott

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 0/17

Description:

This course is an introduction to a wide range of textile arts including surface design, fiber sculpture, and weaving. Students learn hands-on processes such as twining, plaiting, spinning, knitting, dyeing, hand printing, and loom weaving. After initial experimentation with time- honored techniques, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the media, using both traditional and non-traditional materials. In addition, this class investigates cultural and historical underpinnings of these techniques, providing a springboard for the development of contemporary practices. Students from all disciplines are invited to explore the unique physical properties and conceptual principles of textiles: the three-dimensional potential of fiber construction; the meaning and metaphor of material; the philosophical nature of time investment; and the narrative capacity of cloth.

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