From Archives to Art: Creative Textile Design with Historical Materials

Textile Design and Printing Techniques

“Here we are at the end of this Domestika course. Thanks for following us this far! During the lessons we taught you all the secrets to creating a Personal Sourcebook, now it's your turn! To carry out your educational project, you will have to choose the find you want to work on. Analyze in depth and note the objective data (period, collection, techniques, materials, etc.) and subjective data (character, etc.). Approach this find with intuitive drawing exercises that will help you in primary research: speed drawing, empty/full, circles/rectangles, experimenting with different techniques and tools. You can start to give your interpretation, first with drawing exercises that focus on details (draw an important module or motif without taking the pen off the paper, draw an important module or motif without looking at the paper, draw an important module or motif with the left hand, draws an important form or pattern upside down). Now put together all the information and suggestions collected through these exercises and create a 30-minute drawing using the techniques that you feel are closest to you and most suited to your project. Collect all the materials produced and organize them in your personal sourcebook.

Now share your project in the forum! Show everyone both the final result and the processing steps, documenting each step with an image and describing what you did with a short explanation. As soon as possible, we will be happy to comment on your work. Look at colleagues' projects and encourage them by commenting on what they have shared: don't miss the precious opportunity to interact with the creative community. Thanks again for taking this journey!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Here we are at the end of our lessons. We thank you for following them and working together with us a journey through archives, fashion and design. I hope you found some interesting ideas for develop your projects. The final project is a very important moment internally of our journey together. This is the time when you will put into practice everything you have learned and that we have shown you in this course. At this point it's up to you to create your own book that contains creative exercises, explorations and inspirations starting from a single archive find. You can decide to give your...”

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Course summary for: From Archives to Art: Creative Textile Design with Historical Materials

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (16)
• 759 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (3h 6m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Design, Textile Design