Textile Design

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. describe the roles of textile designers in the industry, recognize different types of textile designs and know the application of design element in textile design; 2. explore principles of design to create textile designs; and 3. produce prototype designs for wrappers, shirt prints and other types of prints.

Provides students with the knowledge of the role of textile designer; various types of fabric surface designs (structural and applied). Emphasis will be on applied design such as furnishing, wrapper, shirt, dress, java, and madras designs. Fabric design concept development through classroom exercises in basic repeat patterns on paper. Colour exploration is paramount as an element of design. Intensive paper work to develop in students a creative approach in fabric design techniques, synthesis and application of design theories: paper to fabric procedures and processes in furnishing, wrapper, shirt prints, java prints among others. Making of thumbnail sketches and colour roughs of motifs suitable for adoption in repeat patterns. Exercises expose students to various techniques to produce prototypes of fabric surfaces which can be fashioned to an end use.