- "Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects."
The art of creating artistic designs using fabrics, yarns, or other textile materials.
History of Textile Art: A study of the origins, evolution and development of textile art and its place in the arts and crafts traditions of various cultures across the world.
Materials and Tools: An exploration of the various materials used in textile art such as fabrics, yarns, threads, and the various tools and equipment required for their manipulation and transformation.
Techniques and Processes: A comprehensive study of the various techniques and processes involved in textile art such as weaving, knitting, embroidery, dyeing, felting, printing, and quilting.
Color Theory: An introduction to color theory and its applications in textile art, including color selection, blending, contrast, and harmony.
Design Principles: An exploration of the principles and elements of design and their application to textile art, including composition, balance, rhythm, and movement.
Surface Design: An examination of the various techniques for creating surface embellishments such as appliqué, beading, embroidery, printing, and collage.
Contemporary Textile Art: An exploration of the modern trends, styles and techniques in textile art as practiced by contemporary artists and designers across the world.
Business of Textile Art: An introduction to the business aspects of textile art such as marketing, branding, pricing, and selling, as well as an overview of the various career paths available in this field.
- "Textiles have been a fundamental part of human life since the beginning of civilization."
- "The methods and materials used to make them have expanded enormously..."
- "There are many functions for textiles, whether it be clothing or something decorative for the house/shelter."
- "The history of textile arts is also the history of international trade."
- "Tyrian purple dye was an important trade good in the ancient Mediterranean."
- "The Silk Road brought Chinese silk to India, Africa, and Europe..."
- "Tastes for imported luxury fabrics led to sumptuary laws during the Middle Ages and Renaissance."
- "The Industrial Revolution was shaped largely by innovation in textiles technology: the cotton gin, the spinning jenny, and the power loom mechanized production..."
- "...and led to the Luddite rebellion."
- "Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers..."
- "...to construct practical or decorative objects."
- "The methods and materials used to make them have expanded enormously..."
- "Tastes for imported luxury fabrics led to sumptuary laws during the Middle Ages and Renaissance."
- "The Silk Road brought Chinese silk to India, Africa, and Europe..."
- "...the cotton gin, the spinning jenny, and the power loom mechanized production..."
- "...and led to the Luddite rebellion."
- "The Industrial Revolution was shaped... cotton gin..."
- "Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers..."
- "...whether it be clothing or something decorative for the house/shelter."