Undergraduate Course: Textiles and Print, Tools of the Trade (DESI08123)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Textiles is a craft practiced with a broad range of applications and across diverse contexts. This course provides students with a practical introduction to textiles workshops and facilities at Edinburgh College of Art through hands-on activities in the print room and dye lab. This applied understanding should act as a springboard for new and increasingly personal approaches to textiles techniques and procedures, encouraging collaboration, active exploration and cross disciplinarity. |
| Course description |
The course will introduce students to the potential of print and dyes through hands on workshop activities within the print room and dye labs at ECA. These will include preparing artwork and screens for silk screen printing, printing onto a range of substrates with a variety of media and using dyestuffs to colour materials.
Students will be instructed in the safe use of the facilities and will be supported in exploring the possibilities of foundational textiles techniques.
Building these experiences throughout the course, students will begin to apply these specialist approaches to their own individual design practice, making connections within the textiles discipline and beyond.
All processes and experimentation will be logged in personal technical files. The combination of technical and academic input to underpin the practical activities will enrich the experience and output. Themes and appropriate personal research will be developed throughout the course to ensure visual, colour and creative development of textiles are addressed.
Aims of course:
To introduce processes, techniques and specialist media associated with textiles.
To provide each student with the technical knowledge and confidence to develop these techniques beyond the basics.
To encourage individuals to produce a personal document recording processes and results of all workshops, as a resource for future reference and development.
To make connections between design inspiration, development and textile creation within the printroom setting.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | If this course is part of your programme, you will automatically be enrolled.
For all other students, including Design students, the course is open on a first come, first served basis until the course is full.
This course may have limited availability for non-Design students.
Please contact the Course Organiser in the first instance, if you wish to enrol.
Materials costs will vary depending on the student¿s individual method of production but could be approximated at £35 for this course. |
| Additional Costs | Materials costs will vary depending on the student¿s individual method of production but could be approximated at £35 for this course. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
159 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
All 3 x LOs equally weighted
100% Folio submission
Mid-semester feedback will be provided in response to work to date in around Weeks 5 to 6
Summative feedback and Assessment is in accordance with December Exam Diet. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given on an on-going basis at weekly workshops, more formal formative feedback/feed-forward will be given on week 10. This review will enable students to utilise the last week of the course to respond to formative feedback in preparation for the final summative hand in.
Written feedback will be provided against learning outcomes after summative assessment via the VLE |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the tools and processes associated with printed textiles through practical engagement with the course.
- Apply knowledge and skills of basic textile practices in print, with a creative and personal approach, exploring the potential of techniques introduced within the course.
- Consolidate your findings as a personal resource, appropriate for further development in the future.
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Reading List
Bowles, M. & Isaac, C. Digital Textile Design, Laurence King (2012)
Briggs-Goode, A. Printed Textile Design, Laurence King (2013)
Clarke, S. Print: fashion, interiors, art Laurence King (2014)
Cole, D. The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design. Laurence King (2009)
Kinnersley-Taylor, J Dyeing and screen printing on textiles. A & C Black, (2011)
Print Club London, Screenprinting: The Ultimate Studio Guide from Sketchbook to Squeegee, Thames & Hudson (2017)
Quinn, B. Textile Visionaries: Innovation and Sustainability in Textile Design. Laurence King (2013)
Steed, J. & Stevenson, F, Sourcing Ideas for Textile Design: Researching Colour, Surface, Structure, Texture and Pattern, Bloomsbury (2020) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and enquiry: Students will develop skills to recognise and innovatively address challenges, through hands-on exploration. By demonstrating their appreciation for the principles, methodologies, norms and values of textiles, and by critically exploring these, they will acquire the ability to actively seek fresh learning opportunities and position their new learning within broad textiles contexts.
Personal and intellectual autonomy; Students will develop the skills to assess ideas, and evidence experiences critically, approaching them with a questioning and inquisitive approach. They will embrace diverse approaches within the context of textile development and the design process.
Communication: Students will develop the ability to communicate their discoveries and ideas effectively. They will be able to articulate their skills as identified through self-reflection and effective presentation of coursework. |
| Keywords | Textiles,print,silk screen,colour,dyes,workshops |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Collette Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5812
Email: cpaters5@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Barbara Bianchi
Tel: (0131 6)51 5736
Email: barbara.bianchi@ed.ac.uk |
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