In the current climate of “do it yourself,” the acts of hand weaving and dyeing have proliferated as expressive languages to explore function, conceptual content, and formal concerns including scale and sculptural form. In this intensive hands-on course, students learn the techniques of weaving on the floor-loom, the processes of dyeing yarns, and how they interact to create color, pattern, image, and texture. Techniques include pattern weaves, structures for textural and sculptural forms, techniques of creating pattern and image in the dyeing process, dye calculations, and the use of Fiberworks PCW for designing pattern and structures. Both traditional and experimental use of materials and techniques are explored, and cross-discipline work is encouraged. At the 2000 level this course is open to students in ALL majors without prerequisites. Continuing or advanced students at the 3000 level focus on developing individualized direction through an in-depth investigation of techniques, materials, and content. 

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