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TEXTL-1000-1: Introduction to Textiles

Spring 2022

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

Campus: San Francisco
Course Dates: January 18, 2022 — May 08, 2022
Meetings: Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC21
Instructor: Marina Contro

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 13/15 Closed

Description:

This course introduces students working in diverse disciplines to the creative potential of cloth and string. From weaving to surface design to three-dimensional structures, students explore a wide range of hands-on textile techniques including felting, stitching, netting, crocheting, dyeing, fabric printing, and loom weaving. After initial experimentation, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the media, using both traditional and non-traditional materials to create individual projects. Students from ALL majors—from fashion and interior design to sculpture and painting—are invited to discover the physical properties, conceptual principles, and diverse cultural histories of textiles and to incorporate these possibilities into their own design or fine art practices. This course introduces students working in diverse disciplines to the creative potential of cloth and string. From weaving to surface design to three-dimensional structures, students explore a wide range of hands-on textile techniques including felting, stitching, netting, crocheting, dyeing, fabric printing, and loom weaving. After initial experimentation, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the media, using both traditional and non-traditional materials to create individual projects. Students from ALL majors—from fashion and interior design to sculpture and painting—are invited to discover the physical properties, conceptual principles, and diverse cultural histories of textiles and to incorporate these possibilities into their own design or fine art practices.

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