Fashion Textile Design Online Short Course

This online, hands-on design course will show you how to experiment with different ways of creating prints, textures and surface decoration before developing your own collection of textile designs.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to textiles
• Textile materials and construction: Weave, Knit, Print, and Embroidery
• Where textile designers find inspiration and how to use each of your senses
• Research review and artwork development
• Experimental mark making
• Paint, collage, and mixed media
• Creating a colour palette
• Surface and embellishment techniques
• One-offs, digital printing, and manual repeats
• Shapes, motifs, composition, and scale
• An overview of fashion designers utilising textile techniques
• Choosing your base fabric
• Applying textiles techniques to fashion garments
• Portfolio presentation