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Introduction to Textile Media

24 August 2019 / Class Lectures & Links

Class 1: Spinning

(images: wool skeins and Ghandi spinning cotton)

Assignment: Due Wed. 9/4

  • Spin 5 yards * (mini-assignment)
  • Reading: Craft and the Impulse to Abstract by Warren Seelig (1992)
  • Get required materials (see list in syllabus)
  • Enjoy: Craft Talk by Leslie Hall

Links to Materials:

  • Wool roving we used in class: Bare Wool of the Andes Roving

Amazing video of Navajo Weaver Clara Sherman, spinning wool

Useful video tutorials:

https://youtu.be/Us0nk_ryMDI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXTWgMeMgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZcr7_qXFY

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  • Syllabus
  • Course Topics & Schedule
  • Class Lectures & Links
  • Assignment Info
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    • Weaving Project Assignment
    • Textile Talk Assignment
    • Encoded Cloth Project
    • Independent Project Assignment
  • Gallery
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    • All Projects in Gallery
    • Example Project Documentation Post
    • How to Submit Your Project to the Gallery
  • Resources