Introduction to Textile Design

1. Textile Design Seminar
i n t r o d u c t o r y L e c t u r e b y D r . U m e r H a m e e d

2. Textile Design
Material Studies/Science
Flexibility
A textile is a flexible material made by
creating an interlocking bundle
of yarns or threads, which are produced
by spinning raw fibers (from either natural
or synthetic sources) into long and twisted
lengths. Textiles are then formed
by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, ta
tting, felting, bonding, or braiding these
yarns together(Ciesielska & Langenhove,
2012).
Ciesielska, I & Langenhove, L. (2012). The hand of textiles – definitions, achievements, perspectives – a review. Textile Research Journal. 82. 1457-1468. 10.1177/0040517512438126.
Whiteley, N. (1995) ‘Design history or design studies?’ Design Issues, 11 (1) Spring.
Human ecology
Relationship

3. 'Study of human
relationships(with
human and non-
human nature)
using flexible
material'
Textile Design

4. Design is a creative process which integrates the physical qualities
of a product with aesthetic considerations. Design is both the result
as end product and the process which creates the result.
Denmark
Design is the planned and innovative use of available knowledge to
form processes, environment, products and services with point of
departure in users needs
Sweden
Design includes thinking and planning in order to give shape to
things in a way that they can be manufactured, used and finally
destructed.
USA
A design is to wear unusual, possibly bizarre clothes and use
Pinterest and Photoshop*
Pakistan
Hardt,M (2006). design the term design http://www.michael-hardt.com/PDF/lectures/design-definition.pdf

5. Functionality
Aesthetics
Long range identity
Cultural & political
relations
Ethical considerations
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Hardt,M (2006). design the term design http://www.michael-hardt.com/PDF/lectures/design-definition.pdf

6. Michl, Jan. (2017). Review of John Heskett, Design and the Creation of Value. The Design Journal. 20. 1-6. 10.1080/14606925.2017.1350362.

7. Overview of Textiles

13. Umer Hameed
The Reichstag building in
Berlin, after Christo
wrappped it in 1995.
Textile Arts
Installation Art
-Creating an environment
-Viewing becomes an
experience, participation
- Arranged on location
-Commemorated through
documentation
-Evoke emotions,
associations, thoughts,
longings, moods
Tapestry is a form of
textile art, traditionally
woven by hand on a loom

14. Textile Crafts
Pöllänen, S. (2012). The meaning of craft: Craft makers' descriptions of craft as an occupation. Scandinavian journal of
occupational therapy. 20. 10.3109/11038128.2012.725182.
Crafts may provide a link between and
within generations, serving as
gatekeepers to friendships. Craft has
also been a means to carry on
traditions . It can be said that craft
makers may bind themselves
symbolically to the larger environment
of family, friends, neighbours or other
groups (Pöllänen, 2012).

15. A seminar is a form of academic instruction,
either at an academic institution or offered by
a commercial or professional organization. It
has the function of bringing together small
groups for recurring meetings, focusing each
time on some particular subject, in which
everyone present is requested to participate.
seminar

16. Students of this course will understand the history
of design from the industrial revolution until today,
including the development of different
techniques; Arts & Crafts and contemporary
design movements, the Bauhaus and future
textiles.
The course aims to strengthen the concepts and
analytical abilities of the students. The course
aims to develop students’ conceptual skills
through an overview of the history of design,
contemporary aesthetic movements and
contemporary use of textiles. It introduces ways in
which designers engage with ideas and
encourages the students to explore their work
through critical reflection on the debates and
practices of design
Textile Design Seminar I TEXD-3102

17. Why?
History is who we are
and why we are the
way we are.
David McCullough
Why are you here?
How will you use history today
and in the future?
What use is history in today’s
age?
Don’t we live in the present….
So why study the past?
What use are old facts and
dates that really don’t mean
anything anyway?

18. Analyze a Textile
piece/product/gar
ment
Silhouette
Trim

19. Outer Wear
Army/Olive
Green
Jacket
Harrington
Jacket
elastic ribbed
cuff
Badges (in
fashion)
Zip
Fur (faux fur)
Navy Blue denim
Black Puffer
Jacket
pocket
Snaps
(Poppers)
stone wash
denim
Full sleeve T
shirt, Crew
Neck
Outer
fabric like
nylon
Red Floral shawl
Wool/acrylic
Embroidery
Decorative V
neckline
Kind of Bell Sleeve
Maxi Dress-Folkloric
dress
Gota patti or gota
work in liner
composition
Self(fabric)
Black T shirt
Scoop Neck
(Sleeves & Neckline
is different)
tighter fitting sleeve
Waistcoat/ vest
floral-botanical
embroidery
Polar fleece
Acrylic/cotton
thread
black denim
Over-the-knee boot
leatherette

20. Welcome to
the Course &
Thank You
umer.hameed@nca.edu.pk