Undergraduate Course: Stitched Textiles (intensive) (LLLA07098)
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
The course will explore the creative language of textiles and stitch focussing on the use of a wide range of traditional and experimental textile techniques. Students will experiment with hand and machine stitch, fabric manipulation, bonding and fusing with a range of fabrics, paper and plastic. Students will be encouraged to push the boundaries of textile and fibres techniques, producing a range of samples before working on a personal project reflecting their own interests. |
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Not entered
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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 personal language through research within a sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrate an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of textiles and stitch
- PRACTICE
realise the creative potential of textiles and stitch 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 stitch and textiles techniques
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Reading List
Recommended
Books
Artist Monographs ¿ study of individual textile artists.
Oei, L. and De Kegel, C., 2002, The elements of design : rediscovering colors, textures, forms, and shapes Elements of Design, London: Thames and Hudson
Monem, N., ed.,2008, Contemporary Textiles - fabric of fine art, London: Black Dog Publishing
Various, Art Textiles of the World series, Telos Books
Exhibition Catalogues
Miller, L., ed. and Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 2007, Cloth and Culture Now, Canterbury : University College for the Creative Arts
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, 2001, Textural Space, Surrey: Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College
Magazines
Textile Forum(periodical), Hanover : Textile-Forum-Service
Embroidery(periodical), East Molesey : Embroiderers' Guild
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Handling a range of textile materials and techniques
Developing ideas and personal language
Considering compositional devices for visual communication
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of stitched textiles within visual culture.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Miss Zofia Guertin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
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