Syllabus
Course Description
This course is an introductory survey of today’s complex and consistently transforming fashion and textiles business environment. A survey of fashion wholesale and retail environments will be explored to offer students a clear understanding of various textiles types with an emphasis on its interaction with fashion merchandisers, buyers, and retailers. Students acquire basic knowledge of fibers, yarns, cloth construction, finishes, and embellishments necessary to determine quality and to make appropriate fabric choices for contemporary fashion apparel and home furnishings.
Assignments
Weaving Project: The assignment was to research two or more weaving techniques and use non-acrylic yarn and a weaving loom to create a weaving pattern using each technique.
Research Dye Lab: This assignment involved researching an traditional dye technique and document my experiment with the dye technique of a blank cotton cloth.
