{"id":20111,"date":"2022-07-07T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=20111"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:38:21","slug":"textile-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Do you have a cozy sweater with a perfect cable knit or a favorite shirt with a unique pattern? Do you notice the texture of a shag carpet or the elevated look of a luxury car\u2019s upholstered seats and contrast stitching? Do you own a backpack that you\u2019ve taken on a thousand hikes that still hasn\u2019t ripped? If so, you\u2019ve admired the work of a textile designer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Textile designers make all the choices that decide the look, feel and performance of memorable and functional fabrics and trims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Design principles and fiber art are just the beginning of what our students learn. A focus on consumer research and textile science sets us apart from textile design programs at other institutions and makes our students valuable hires for interior design, apparel, performance fabric development and research positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our curriculum balances traditional hand techniques like tufting, tapestry weaving and rug hooking with modern techniques like Computer-Aided Design (CAD), digital textile printing, electronic weaving and Whole Garment \u2122 knitting. You\u2019ll develop a portfolio, and ultimately an entire collection, using our industry-level knitting, weaving and digital printing labs filled with state-of-the-art equipment and software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Textile pattern design (by hand and digital methods); Development of knitted, woven and printed fabrics; embroidery, beading and other surface ornamentation techniques; Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for textile design, development and production; trend and market research; color theory; fiber science; dyeing and color chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn the textile design concentration of our B.S. in Fashion and Textile Design, students: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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