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When interested in a career in research and/or a Ph.D. it may be advisable to plan on doing a thesis. Some larger companies may also prefer students with a thesis. Everyone’s path is different though and there are some exceptions to these broad rules. Your advisor will work with you to determine what the best choice will be for you. 

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Master’s Thesis In order to complete the degree in a reasonable time, students should identify a topic and start work on a thesis early. Identification of a thesis topic should be done during or before the second semester in residence. It is the student’s responsibility to take the initiative to engage in activities that will lead to the identification of a thesis topic. While there is no unique sequence of steps that should be taken in order to arrive at the definition of an appropriate problem, a few suggestions may be helpful. A student may enter the graduate program with a definite interest. A student may be able to identify a thesis topic from course work or readings. Some portion of the research in which a faculty member is engaged may be developed as a thesis. Each professor has interests and ideas that may provide stimulating suggestions. Graduate students should contact faculty members; they welcome the opportunity to get acquainted with students. Other sources of stimulation and advice are discussions with other students, attendance at professional meetings, and familiarity with the relevant literature. Finally, in carrying out term paper requirements for courses, students have an opportunity to get the background understanding and information which will enable them to sense a problem that is both interesting and of reasonable scope. The master’s thesis is intended to be a focused research exercise on a manageable topic. It should be focused on a well-defined topic with restricted scope. At the same time, it must be carried out with care and rigor. Peer-reviewed publications and at least one conference paper is expected. The committee will supervise the work throughout the preparation of the thesis with the chair or co-chairs taking major responsibility. The student should consult with the chair and the committee in connection with any major problems, and keep them informed of progress. It is beneficial for all concerned that concise (monthly) reports are provided to the committee to keep them abreast of progress and any problems that need to be addressed. Regular meetings with the chair or committee are also usually very helpful. Be sure to take full advantage of workshops that are made available by The Graduate School. For instance, M.S. students should take this Electronic Theses and Dissertations workshop at the end of their first year. Once the thesis has been completed, it should be carefully edited and tentatively approved by the committee. The student may then proceed to arrange a suitable time and place for the oral examination according to the rules of the Graduate School, using MyPack Portal . All theses are submitted electronically to the Graduate School. Once the thesis is defended, it must be approved by the advisory committee with original signatures of the members of the advisory committee on the title page. Once the student has the signed title page, they can meet with the graduate thesis/dissertation editor. Before final approval, the thesis will be reviewed by the Graduate School to ensure that it conforms to the specifications prescribed in the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Guide . The editor will give the student a date by which the thesis must be submitted electronically in order for the student to graduate in a given semester. Students should plan to provide a final copy of the thesis to each committee member, if they request it.

Master’s Thesis Defense and Oral Examination Candidates for the master’s degree must pass a comprehensive oral examination to demonstrate to the advisory committee that they possess a reasonable mastery of the subject matter of the major and supporting fields and that this knowledge can be used with promptness and accuracy. The oral examination includes an oral presentation about the thesis and questions focused on the project. Authorization to hold the examination is requested through the Graduate School. The examination may not be held until all other requirements, except completion of the course work for the final semester, are satisfied. A mutually agreeable time of no less than two hours must be scheduled for the examination. A unanimous vote of approval by the advisory committee is required for passing the oral examination. However, approval of the examination may be conditioned upon the completion of additional work to the satisfaction of the advisory committee. Failure of a student to pass the examination terminates the student’s graduate program unless otherwise unanimously recommended by the advisory committee. Oral examinations for master’s degree candidates are open to all faculty, students and staff. Discussion and decisions regarding the student’s performance are confidential to the advisory committee. Graduate School requirements for the master’s degree are outlined in the NC State University Graduate Catalog . Students are urged to review carefully the section pertaining to the degree sought.

Advisory Committee   At the master’s level, the Advisory Committee shall consist of at least: 1) two members from the TATM graduate faculty. The third committee member may be a TATM graduate faculty member or a NC State University Graduate Faculty Member.

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Textile Design thesis 2022

Pre - consumer Textile Waste from Waste Bin to Wearable

Ayesha Qureshi

Life is in Layers, Expression of Felting in Textile Arts

Mehwish Rafique

Reflection of Kashikari through Textile

Hira Mazhar

Translation of Undulating Asymmetrical lines of Art Nouveau for Interior Spaces using Textile crafts

Emaan Sagheer

Seashells Delicacy

Hafza Fatima

Exploring the Translucency of Stained Glass in Textiles

Mehak Jamal Pervez

Incorporation of Biophillic Attributes in Residential Interiors through Textile Arts

Samia Ahmed

Clouds and Emotions

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Celebrating Meenakari

Momina Sheikh

Tooba Khalid

“Pre-consumer Textile Waste from Waste Bin to Wearable"

Presently, textile industry is facing immense criticism on its excessive and wasteful consumption of fiber resources, which led to elevation in textile waste. Pakistan, being the contemporary face of the Indus Valley Civilization, has a history of sustainable textiles, reusing and repurposing textiles in rotation. The aim of this research is to provide simple solutions, inspired from vernacular dressmaking techniques, specifically Kurta and its different types to explore surface design possibilities, while utilizing leftover pre consumer textile waste. The researcher desire to inculcate, if not the same as practice in west, but some knowledge and take part in providing solutions to reduce the waste and in the long run production of excessive textiles. For the purpose, 10 different types of kurta designs have been explored while reusing leftover textile waste collected from tailors’ shops. These kurtas have been ideated and further executed from pre consumer textile waste and transforming those in wearables.

What is life? We ask ourselves this question at different points in our lives. The answer to thisquestion also differs according to our personal experiences that have shaped us layer by layer like an onion. I feel this same sense of layers in felting (namde), as the namda is created by bonding layers upon layers of wool and eventually shape into a fabric as an existence. I wish to explore the layers of life which form us, layer upon layer of experiences leaving their mark on our personality, in accordance with the amazing, layered art of felting. I have identified the layers in the story as stages. Every stage has a special colour and impact that has formed my personality. For depicting every life stage and its layers, I will create different felt pieces depicting life in the form of different layers.

Reflection of Kashikari through textile

The aim of this study is to explore and acknowledge the beauty of our cultural handcraft Kashikari, which often brush aside. It is an attempt to recreate and reinforce it by replicating through textile medium and to pay tribute to the artisans of this specific craft. This research is mainly focused on Punjab’s kashikari predominantly Multan and Lahore. The whole work is executed through manual and digital textile printing techniques along with different surface embellishments to achieve the look and beauty of kashikari inspired designs.

My thesis research is conceptualized on the art movement of the 1800’s, Art Nouveau. The art movement under discussion, incorporated a new style with design solutions focusing more on natural forms, curves and lines. And that is the main source of inspiration for my work. The execution of my work incorporates Screen Printing Technique; using ‘Line’ as the main element and is printed on different upholstery fabric which is further enhanced in using textile techniques of patchwork/cutwork. My work aims to create a visual interior environment, showcasing the design element of lines and curves with the basic inspiration from the whiplash curves, sinuous lines of Art Nouveau. The colour palette used is also inspired from the natural aspect and the artists of that period, combining natural hues, shades, and tones. The execution will further be represented in an interior space which includes, sofa throws, curtain belts, and patches as interior products.

Seashells are the outer hard covering of molluscs. The thesis is aimed at exploring the delicacy, beauty, and the line pattern of seashells. Whenever I experience shells, few things are very prominent while experiencing it which is the line pattern prominent on the shell which creates movement. Through this experience I shall be trying to depict the commonality which is the flow and continuity in my work. The flow and continuity were the most prominent thing that attracted me in the shells delicacy. For creating design, the physical element is that of seashell while the placement of seashells shows movement and connection that is the most prominent aspect of my work. Through this thesis I shall be connecting people with nature and highlighting the beauty and form of seashells. The designs shall be created digitally on Adobe Photoshop and then be transferred onto fabric for the final products through digital printing.

Through my work I am translating light manipulation and translucency of stained-glass windows in textiles. The Opalescent era of stained glass has been the focus of inspiration as it was an era when stained glass moved away from strictly religious themes to more nature inspired motifs that would appeal to a wider audience. In this way I am using silk painting, beadwork and dabka to depict the effect of stained glass in fabrics that can be used by many people despite their religion or race. The purpose of my research is to explore an ancient art form in a different way as its importance has decreased over the years.

The Human desire to connect with nature and be in its surroundings is the main driving power behind my thesis topic. Nature has an important role in an individual's life. The unbreakable bond between humans and natural space is what always fascinated me, but over time it’s somehow lost because of many reasons, and we do not really get time to spend in nature's company. So, my work is basically based on the concept of “Relive Lost Connections” Being a textile student, I love to work in Batik which provides me with many options in creating my artwork. My work execution incorporates batik on silk for it helps me in exploring unique sides of art pieces and enhancing its beauty. This thesis will be focused on creating such interior space which will increase human connection with natural world by incorporating Biophilic design. The Panels will showcase the biophilic attributes which will visually reconnect humans with nature.

Nature has always been the main source of inspiration for artists and designers as humanity has always been fascinated by the it and specially the astounding shapes and forms of clouds on sky. Shimmering in sunlight, the luminous clouds in a scattered formation provide an impeccable scene for naturists to admire. In this research different state and forms of clouds are used as a symbol of human emotions. The study focuses on the comparison of emotions between clouds (as a nature element) and human emotions, which would benefit in appreciating the unique features of clouds in our mundane lives. This will symbolically present clouds as human moods, which consists of layers of feelings that never last forever. For the execution of this project multiple sheer fabrics have been explored along with fabric manipulation and different textile techniques, keeping in mind the transparency, flexibly and delicacy of clouds.

The purpose of this research is to explore the beauty of rich cultural craft Meenakari jewellery with a traditional value attached to it as a royal craft of subcontinent. This study is an attempt to acknowledge the artisans and craftmanship by taking inspiration from Meenakari technique and designs and recreating it in textile medium. Main source of inspiration for this study is the meenakari jewellery of JAIPUR city, which is considered the hub of this craft. To obtain the look and beauty of meenakari inspired designs, the entire process is completed using manual and digital textile printing techniques, as well as other surface embellishments.

A motif is a basic and dominant unit of any design that is further composed aesthetically to create surface pattern. This research is about developing motifs and patterns by taking inspiration from contemporary urban forms and creating fusion of primitive and contemporary motifs. Different practice approaches have been used to execute the final shape of contemporary motifs, from manual sketches to treating raw images on software to create surface patterns.

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Zetterblom, Margareta. "Textile sound design." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3486.

Karlsson, Linnea. "Textile Grid." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17099.

Textile Grid is a design projekt about exploring

different techniques and materials to expand the

boundaries of textile; what textile usually looks

like and how it appears. The starting-point is a

simple grid that is translated in screen-print,

knitting and weave. The grid works as a

construction in the textile. By playing with the

contrast between soft and hard, stability and

movement both the expression and the behavior

of the textile are explored.

Program: Textildesignutbildningen

Berglin, Lena. "Interactive Textile Structures : Creating Multifunctional Textiles based on Smart Materials." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3490.

Keune, Svenja. "On Textile Farming : Seeds as Material for Textile Design." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-13920.

Zetterblom, Margareta. "Textile Sound Design." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3588.

Worbin, Linda. "Designing dynamic textile patterns." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3550.

Disputationen sker den 1:a juni 2010, kl. 13.00 i Textilmuseet, Druveforsvägen 8, Borås. Opponent: Senior Lecturer, Mary- Ann Hansen, Danmarks Designskole, Denmark

Hayden, Sara Elisabeth. "Creating cloth, creating culture : the influence of Japanese textile design on French art deco textiles, 1920-1930." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Summer2007/S_Hayden_072607.pdf.

Montesino, Hammarskjöld Teresa. "Crafting-design : Tuft meets Embroidery." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24034.

Schweiger, Ronja. "Adamant Textile : The reciprocal impact of concrete and textile." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14891.

Rizvi, Syed Hussain Raza. "Design of Bioinspired Conductive Smart Textile." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062837/.

PETTERSSON, MARIA. "Technical Textile Retrospective." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17413.

Kim, Soon-Hye. "Painted Shibori /." Online version of thesis, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11505.

Jansen, Barbara. "Composing over time, temporal patterns : in Textile Design." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3721.

Disputationen sker den 17:e mars 2015, kl. 10-12 i Textilmuséet, Textilhögskolan, Skaraborgsvägen 3, Borås. Opponent: Dr Nithikul Nimkulrat, Professor i textildesign, Head of Department of Textile Design, Estonian Academy of Arts.

Disputationen genomförs på engelska.

Arshad, Khubaib, and Muhammad Mujahid. "Biodegradation of Textile Materials." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20862.

Nilsson, Linnéa. "Textile influence : exploring the role of textiles in the product design process." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3716.

Nilsson, Linnéa. "Textile Influence : exploring the relationship between textiles and products in the design process." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-1058.

Kapur, Jyoti. "Smells: olfactive dimension in designing textile architecture." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12906.

Talman, Riikka. "Changeability as a quality in textile design." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-15990.

Correia, Bárbara Loução. "Reflexões de estágio na Unis Textile Design Studio." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/22750.

Barbosa, Ana Cecilia. "Embodied self-expression through textile design." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23190.

Scholz, Barbro. "what could be the role of analogue, textile user-interfaces in the digital age?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17104.

Becerra, Venegas Francisca. "Textile Hybrids : Exploring knitted textiles by challenging properties of elasticity and flexibility through combinations with wood." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23510.

Lewis, Erin. "Radiant Textiles : A framework for designing with electromagnetic phenomena." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26256.

KOWALSKI, JO-ANNE. "Dead Skin, Living Machine : textile under surgery." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17417.

Eronen, Tiia. "Idle and hang around : foldable textile furnishing." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20048.

Program: Konstnärligt masterprogram i mode- och textildesign

Uppsatsnivå: D

Svensson, Mikaela. "Woven modularity : exploring playful expressions in textile design." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23480.

Grady, L. "The contribution of textile design to the development of a novel textile process." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233576.

Morgan, Laura. "Laser textile design : the development of laser dyeing and laser moulding processes to support sustainable design and manufacture." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/23176.

TALMAN, RIIKKA. "Transient impressions : designing breaking and changing textile expressions." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-18056.

Bai, Qiang. "Textile antenna design and shape distortion study." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575081.

Wang, Xiao Bing. "Concurrent design towards global textile/apparel development." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427041.

Igoe, Elaine. "In textasis : matrixial narratives of textile design." Thesis, Royal College of Art, 2013. http://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/1646/.

Persson, Ingrid. "Tactile constructions : Building with textile, sensual mathematics." Thesis, Konstfack, Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-5832.

Beach, Joni Leigh. "Apparel Textile Design Process as Related to Creativity." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36697.

Somi, Bongiwe Promrose. "Investigating the possibility of using wild silk fancy yarns to produce upholstery fabrics for home furniture." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7616.

Porcher, Mathieu. "CAMOLUTION : Contemporary surface pattern expressions in textile design." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-13028.

Wood, Jesse William. "Design for Six Sigma: Design and Development of an Equine Composite Flooring System." NCSU, 2008. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03242008-210051/.

Veja, Priti. "An investigation of integrated woven electronic textiles (e-textiles) via design led processes." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10528.

Worth, Syd Graham. "Textile design consultancy in the UK a study of a small group of textile design consultants working in the U.K. /." Boston Spa, U.K. : British Library Document Supply Centre, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.267443.

ATAPHOL, SUJIRAPINYOKUL. "Texniture, a freestanding functional textile object." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20310.

Gibson, Nathan Scott. "An Engineering Design Approach for Accelerating Innovative Design Solutions in a Rapid Prototyping Environment." NCSU, 2000. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-20001110-123920.

Kristensen, Johnstone Tonje. "Surface patterns, spatiality and pattern relations in textile design." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12987.

Jansen, Barbara. "Composing over time, temporal patterns : in Textile Design." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3653.

Editor: Lars Hallnäs (LHS), Swedish School of Textiles

Worth, Syd Graham. "Textile design consultancy in the U.K. : a study of a small group of textile design consultants working in the U.K." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267443.

Norrsell, Lovisa. "GIVING TEXTILES FORM : Exploring Self-supporting Possibilities." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14882.

Homlong, Siri. "The Language of Textiles : Description and Judgement on Textile Pattern Composition." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis (AUU), 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7216.

Kooroshnia, Marjan. "Creating diverse colour-changing effects on textiles." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3722.

Meyer, Jan. "Textile pressure sensor : design, error modeling and evaluation /." Zürich : ETH, 2008. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=18050.

Soranakom, Chote, and Barzin Mobasher. "Flexural Analysis and Design of Textile Reinforced Concrete." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2009. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-ds-1244046537373-61938.

Jia, Wei. "Image analysis and representation for textile design classification." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2011. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/c667f279-d7a6-4670-b23e-c9dbe2784266.

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Building on solid technical skills and a proficient design process, MFA candidates in Textiles engage in individual research to develop a personal vision and an understanding of design as an expression of a continually evolving culture. The program focuses on the woven, knit and print design of fabrics used for apparel and interior design applications. Geared towards those who have a background in textiles, along with experience in visual studies from an undergraduate program or professional practice, it helps students to broaden and sharpen their skills, hone their artistic identity and become well versed in the technical and creative potential of their chosen medium and its context. The program also emphasizes studies in drawing and color - along with participation in graduate seminars - as a means of building analytical and critical thinking skills.

In the final semester, MFA candidates focus on creating a comprehensive body of work under the guidance of a thesis committee. All graduate students produce a written thesis and participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition , a large-scale public show held annually.

Graduate Program Director: Brooks Hagan

These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License .

Theses from 2023 2023

Sanctuary , Harsha Kejriwal

A Room Full of Pigeons and Three Spectators , Dina Khorchid and Dina Nazmi Khorchid

Partial Eclipse , Christopher Pak

Surface Tear , Alexandra Soiseth

Iteration One , Julian Suver

The Meaning of A Choice , Julie-Louise Zeitoun

Theses from 2022 2022

What do we stand for? , Lauren Koven

World Settings , Elizabeth Meiklejohn

Soul soiree: how “Sunday best” dressing encourages celebration of self , Olufisayo Quadri

Shifting landscapes , Zahra Tyebjee

Theses from 2021 2021

Insecurities: tracing displacement and migration , Hammad Abid

Building narratives: instilling old stories in new spaces , Sharanya Aggarwal

Dal and rice , Anushka Divecha

Out of bounds , Luciana Iwamoto

Transformers: versatile apparel for a sustainable world , Zihan Amy Peng

Textile architecture , Zoe Yates

Theses from 2020 2020

Unbound , Changrui He

Here and there: a continuous narrative , Hye Young Kim

A little more like water , Jacqueline Scott

Theses from 2019 2019

Mais fica : more for me , Gabrielle Marie Ferreira

Awe-struck , Emily Robertson

Floating , Nina Shishkina

Theses from 2018 2018

Haptic wonder : the sensation of exquisite craft , Anjuli Berstein

The evolution of ornament , Charlotte Ngaio Fairless

Summer peaches and salt-tinged fog , Carolina Jiménez

Capes make the man , Khalid Mezaina

Cosmic whatever, cement gardens, luminous shade , Winifred Vaughan

Theses from 2017 2017

I was there : irreversible view , Asma Belhamar

I trace the fold : fluidity and flux in the terrain vague , Alicia Oas

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N2 - Textile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft. This book explores how textile design bridges the decorative and the functional, and takes us from handcrafting to industrial manufacture. In doing so, it distinguishes textiles as a distinctive design discipline, against the backdrop of today's emerging design issues.With commentaries from a range of international design scholars, the book demonstrates how design theory is now being employed in diverse scenarios to encourage innovation beyond the field of design itself. Positioning textiles within contemporary design research, Textile Design Theory in the Making reveals how the theory and practice of textile design exist in a synergistic, creative relationship.Drawing on qualitative research methods, including auto-ethnography and feminist critique, the book provides a theoretical underpinning for textile designers working in interdisciplinary scenarios. Beautifully illustrated with 40 images, it unites theory and texts from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, literature and material design.

AB - Textile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft. This book explores how textile design bridges the decorative and the functional, and takes us from handcrafting to industrial manufacture. In doing so, it distinguishes textiles as a distinctive design discipline, against the backdrop of today's emerging design issues.With commentaries from a range of international design scholars, the book demonstrates how design theory is now being employed in diverse scenarios to encourage innovation beyond the field of design itself. Positioning textiles within contemporary design research, Textile Design Theory in the Making reveals how the theory and practice of textile design exist in a synergistic, creative relationship.Drawing on qualitative research methods, including auto-ethnography and feminist critique, the book provides a theoretical underpinning for textile designers working in interdisciplinary scenarios. Beautifully illustrated with 40 images, it unites theory and texts from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, literature and material design.

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This LibGuide provides a very small portion of textile-related resources that are available. Textiles involve a multi-disciplinary (including, but not limited to: art, art history, archaeology, anthropology, business, chemistry, geography, and history) approach to study and there exists overlap in the relationships between different disciplines of study.  With respect to the hundreds of fields, aspects, and geographical orgins associated with textiles, this LibGuide touches upon four general topics:

Design  addresses aesthetic components and choices relative to textile design and focuses on two aspects: color and surface design.  "Color" touches upon the human perception of color and the values that can be associated or measured with color; some people have based their entire education and professional work in the study of color and color systems alone.  "Surface design"  refers to a few examples of affecting different aesthetics and/or textures to textile materials.

Fiber touches upon fiber classification, creating textiles from fibers, sustainable fibers, and textile quality and control standards. Because there are an infinite number of options regarding technique and stylistic interpretations, this is a very basic introduction to the basic components of textile production.

History focuses on the resources about the history of textiles as well as historical resources about textiles. Because textiles have origins before the written word, this LibGuide will not extensively delve into the history of textiles. 

Images offers a few resources to find visual examples of textiles through keyword searches in databases containing relevant images.

News/Blogs provides links to seven different web pages and blogs through RSS feeds: Textile Exchange, the TAFA (Textile and Fiber Artists) List, Textile Source Blog, The Textile Blog, R. John Howe's Textile and Text Blog (associated with The Textile Museum), Puff and Flock, and 2Modern Design Talk.

Preservation offers some suggestions for how to care for and preserve textiles and lists the most common "enemies" of textiles. Additionally, a list of books on the topic of textile preservation are included.

These topics are meant to be starting points for you research and/or curiosity about textiles.  Hopefully, they will inspire you to explore further and enjoy the world of textiles!

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