Undergraduate Course: Developing Tapestry (LLLA07115)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course will enable students to learn, explore and practice from a range of creative tapestry techniques which encourage an ambitious approach to the potential of the woven structure. Students will be shown how to experiment with the manipulation of warp and weft to create exciting and intriguing surfaces, shapes and structures in woven tapestry. Students will be expected to develop a body or research to support their creative practice through developing sketchbook. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
Develop a sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrate an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of tapestry
- PRACTICE
Realise the creative potential of the structure of woven tapestry through samples and experimentation, evolving an ambitious personal creative outcome.
- PRESENT
Select, edit and present a coherent a range of samples and finished works which demonstrate a creative an informed use of tapestry techniques
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Reading List
Recommended Books
Soroka J. 2011 Tapestry Weaving, design and technique. The Crowood Press. Wiltshire
Beutlich, T., 1967, Technique of Woven Tapestry, London: Batsford
Tapestry, a woven narrative. 2011. Black Dog publishing, London
Walker, S.2002. Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Modern Australian Tapestry, Victoria: Victorian Tapestry Workshop
Telos. Textiles of the world
Catalogues
Wassef W. 1985. Egyptian Landscapes, 50 Years of Tapestry at Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, London: Ramses (UK) Exhibition Foundation
Magazines
Crafts Magazine,
Textile Forum
Embroidery
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Developing a personal language through sketchbook
Ability to planning and develop a project
Develop an understanding of textile construction
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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