Course Name: Textile Basics                    

Course Code: FADN-5108             

Credit Hours : 3(0-3)

Instructor:     Rashid Maqsood

E-Mail: [email protected]

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES     :

1. Define textile art and textile design
2. Evaluate the methods and considerations that go into textile design
3. Explain and discuss the processes of textile design amongst peers
4. What are textiles and how do we create and use them?

Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Textiles
2. The role of Textile designer: Fabric Qualities
3. Weaving
4. Knitting
5. Fiber Concepts
6. Processes and finishes.
7. Care instructions and labeling.
8. Theme Based Project.
9. Color schemes
10. Color effects
11. Color families and application
12. Color contrast
13. Development of theme
14. Development of ornament for any target group
15. Repeats
16. Placement of motives
17. Learning Different Textile Technique
18. Basics of textile dyeing & printing
19. Project (Theme based)
20. Dyeing
21. Printing

Recommended Books:

1. Papanek, Victor (1971). Design for the Real World: Human Ecology  and Social Change, New York, Pantheon Books.
2. Linton, George E (1948) Applied Textiles : raw materials to finished  fabrics, New York, Kathryn L.Hatch(1993)Textile Science, Minneapolis/Saint Paul : West Publishing.
3. Wingate, Isabel B, Textile Fabrics and their Selection, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
4. Spencer, David J. (2001) Knitting Technology: a comprehensive handbook and practical guide, Lancaster, Pa.: Technomic Publishing.