BS(Hons) in Textile/Surface, Home Fashion and Accessory Design

BS (Hons) in Textile/Surface, Home Fashion and Accessory Design: 4-Year Programme

Total Credit Hours: 157

Semesters: 8

Entry Requirements: Intermediate with any subjects.

The core objective of this programme is to provide professional, multi-disciplinary, career-oriented education, coupled with a comprehensive liberal arts education and a global perspective, to the students. The programme develops the students’ intellectual, aesthetic, analytical and technological abilities, integrating theory with traditional and digital hands-on application. It is structured to provide the students with the multi-disciplinary skills needed to meet the industry’s demands. Examples of surfaces decorated and changed by the textile/surface designer are fabric, glass, metal, wood, rubber, porcelain, paper, plastic and fibreglass.

Examples of techniques used by the textile/surface/product designer are airbrushing, antiquing, batiking, beading, bleaching, bogolanfini, burn out, CAD, collage, combing decoupages, devoré, digitalising, discharging, dragging, dyeing, embossing, embroidering, etching, faux painting, foil application, glazing, glittering, graining, ikat, illusionary painting, japanning, jacquard, knitting, lacquering, layering, lining, mapping, marbling, montage, mottling, patina finishing, painting, photographing, pouncing, porphyry, printing, quilting, ragging, resisting, rolling, rubbing, salting, sanding, scumbling, simulating, speckling, sponging, staining, stamping, striating, stencilling, stippling, taping, tinting, transferring, trompel’oeil, underscoring, varnishing, war resist, weaving, wrapping, xeroxing, and zhostovo.

Semesters 1 and 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Semesters 7 and 8

Description of Selected Courses

TX-SS 322

Textile/Surface Design: Styles and Sources

2 credits (1 lecture and 2 studio hours per week)

The course offers an introduction to the styles, vocabulary and research methods necessary for creating original textile/surface designs. Through image-based lectures, discussions, museum visits, design projects and presentation critiques, the students explore themes in fashion and the applied arts that will serve as a foundation for their future design work.

TX-SP 333

Studio Practices

3 credits (6 studio hours per week)

The students create painted designs and patterns for fashion fabrics appropriate for apparel using opaque watercolour (gouache). The emphasis is on developing original design concepts and meeting the industry’s standards.

TX-NS 344

Nature Studies

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

The course used the study of design in nature as a source of inspiration for textile design. The students analyse growth and structure of plants and other forms of nature, using live flowers and marine life as models for drawing and painting in representational techniques.

TX-CP 355

CAD Principles: Textile Design

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

The course introduces the fundamentals of computer aided textile design. The students use current, off-the-shelf graphics software (Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop) to produce original designs, croquis and repeat layouts, coordinates, and colour combinations while exploring colour palettes, scale and proportion. Web resources, scanning, file management and printing options are explained, and presentation skills are emphasised.

TX-WD 366

Woven Design

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

The course offers an introduction to creating woven fabrics on a table handloom. The students learn basic weaving techniques, drafting of weaves on paper, and the interrelation of yarns, colour and weave structure in a fabric design.

TX-CG 388

Home Fashion Accessory Sketching

2.5 credits (1 lecture and 3 studio hours per week)

The students are introduced to the concept of three-dimensional sketching and how it relates to the design of accessories. Concentrating on design detail, they learn to sketch the basic shapes in footwear, handbags, personal leather goods, belts, etc.

TX-PF 411

Printed Fabrics

3 credits (6 studio hours per week)

The students create original painted designs for printed fashion fabrics marketable for women’s, men’s and children’s wear. Professional methods of designing patterns, repeats and colour combinations are explored, using transparent watercolour (dyes) and mixed media.

TX-NS 421

Advanced Nature Studies

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

The courses is based on painting of flowers and other nature forms, with continued emphasis on observation, selection of colour, structure and design patterns. The students use nature forms as a basis for stylised compositions in line and colour.

TX-SP 432

Fundamentals of Screen Printing

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

In this course, designs in repeats are printed on various fabrics in actual workshop surroundings. The emphasis is on screen printing techniques and design with screens.

TX-WD 443

Woven Design

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

This course is based on continued creative and experimental application of techniques learned in Semester 3 Course TX-WD 366. Four-harness table looms are used to explore compound weave patterns and texture.

TX-WF 454

CAD for Yarn-Dyed Woven Fabrics

1.5 credits (3 computer laboratory hours per week)

In this course, yarn-dyed patterns are created using a CAD programme for woven design. The students learn to create checks, plaids, stripes and textured patterns for apparel and home furnishings. Moreover, colour ways and coordinates are also explored.

TX-FT 465

Fundamentals of Textiles

3 credits (2 lecture and 2 laboratory hours per week)

The course is based on a general study of textile materials with an emphasis on the factors that produce successful fabrics in the marketplace. The characteristics of a wide range of market fabrics are also examined.

TX-HD 400

History of Textile Design

3 credits

In this course, illustrated lectures survey patterned textile design throughout the world from antiquity to the mid-20^th century.

TX-CG 477

Computer Aided Print Design

1.5 credits (3 computer laboratory hours per week)

Using Adobe Photoshop, the students scan images and create original designs, repeats, colour ways and coordinates targeting specific markets. The emphasis is on a creative use of the software, on imparting awareness about industry trends and on the development of an original portfolio of digitally produced designs.

TX-CG 488 Sketch Skills: Home Fashion Accessory-1

2.5 credits (1 lecture and 3 studio hours per week)

This accelerated course introduces the various areas of accessory design, including handbags, gloves, shoes, hats, belts, etc. The students learn to draw and render current materials and textures relevant to the market.

TX-DF 511

Introduction to Decorative Fabrics

2 credits (4 studio hours per week)

In this course, the students learn the fundamental design aspects and technical requirements appropriate for decorative fabrics. Large-scale layouts, research sources and current trending information are used to create original designs for the market.

TX-CG 522

Computer Aided Print Design: U4ia Software

3 credits

Using the world standard textile visualising 3D software U4ia, the students experience the real world working environment and the advanced methods to produce world class designs.

TX-FF 533

Techniques for Fashion Fabrics

2 credits (1 lecture and 2 studio hours per week)

The students learn the research, design and technical skills needed to create textiles for the apparel and home furnishing markets. The emphasis is on research methods and experimentation with materials, techniques and colour to create textural effects using a variety of mixed media.

TX-SS 544

Silk Screen Print Techniques

2 credits

The students explore a variety of screen making and imaging techniques in order to have an understanding of aesthetic and experimental printing methods. The emphasis is on surface effects, techniques, layering and colour, because they relate to design for fabric. The students present a professional portfolio of their work at the end of the semester.

TX-FA 555

Sketch Skills: Home Fashion Accessory-II

2 credits (1 lecture and 2 studio hours per week)

Using 3D software, this accelerated course introduces the various areas of accessory design, including handbags, gloves, shoes, hats, belts, soft textile toys, etc. The students learn to draw and render current lighting and textures available in 3D visualisations.

TX-PP 566

Surface Design: Paper Products

1.5 credits (3 studio hours per week)

Learning to design products for tabletop, the students produce print designs, shopping bags, playing cards, tissue boxes, etc. The uniqueness of designing for paper products is also emphasised in the course.

TX-WD 577

Advanced Woven Design

2 credits

This course introduces the students to the research, development and creation of complex, multi-shaft woven structures. Projects include an in-depth exploration of woven structures and creation of woven design collections based on the market trends.

TX-MT 599

Leather and Materials Technology

2.5 credits (2 lecture and 1 studio hour per week)

Processes in the development of leathers, reptiles, plastics and other textiles are analysed in this course. The emphasis is on their function and utilisation for handbags, footwear and other related accessories.

TX-BC 501

Footwear, Bags and Belts Design/Construction

3 credits (1 lecture and 4 studio hours per week)

In this course, the basic concepts of footwear design are introduced to the students. Moreover, the history and types of footwear are discussed. The students learn skills of patternmaking, sewing, construction and finishing for closed shoes. The skills to design and produce handbags are also taught in this course. The students become familiar with patternmaking techniques, machinery and equipment, and the different styles in handbag design. They learn how to translate original concepts into finished products. The students also learn the aspects of athletic footwear to design and construct original products.

TX-CG 622

Computer Aided Print Design II: U4ia Software

3 credits

Using the best textile visualising 3D software, U4ia, the students learn the real world working environment and the advanced methods to produce world class designs.

TX-DP 644

Direct Dye Sublimation Printing

2 credits

The students learn the latest technology of direct dye sublimation printing. They make short runs of printed fabrics or test their design mock ups in the real world environment by making home fashion products and sending them to their clients for approval.

TX-CG 666

Portfolio Development

3 credits (1 lecture and 4 studio hours per week)

Using elements of projects of their seniors, the students develop portfolios by working with black line sketches, and Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Spec sheets, concept pages and mood boards are used for professional presentation.