Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Tapestry (LLLA07014)
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 COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course will introduce students to a range of techniques for weaving tapestry to create distinctive art and design works. Exploring the structure of warp and weft using traditional and non-traditional materials, students will experiment with a range of yarns to create surface, texture and colour blending. Students will be encouraged to take an individual, innovative and experimental approach to this traditional technique, combining it with other constructed textile techniques such as knitting and crochet. Students will work through a range of samples before developing their own personal project. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
Develop a personal language through research, building a sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrate an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of tapestry
PRACTICE
Realise the creative potential of woven textiles 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 Beutlich, T., 1967, Technique of Woven Tapestry, London: Batsford
Phillips, B., 1994, Tapestry, London: Phaidon Press
Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Walker, S. ed.,2000, Modern Australian Tapestry, Victoria: Victorian Tapestry Workshop
Cavallo, A.S., 1998, The Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Metropolitan Museum ; H.N. Abrams
Barbican Centre (London), 1985, Egyptian landscapes : weavings from the Ramses Wissa Wassef School, London: Ramses Wissa Wassef (UK) Exhibition Foundation
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
ability to use woven textiles effectively as a creative medium
knowledge and skills in weaving fabric techniques
an understanding of composition, design and sketchbook development
ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of tapestry within visual culture
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
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