{"id":34,"date":"2021-12-10T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T19:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:42:43","slug":"wilson-college-of-textiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"The World of Textiles Awaits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Leading the Way in Textiles Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Textiles are all around us: from the playing field to the runway, shielding first responders from danger or even shoring up a human heart. At the Wilson College of Textiles, we teach you to apply textiles thinking to the grand challenges facing our world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time you leave here, you’ll know there are thousands of ways to use what you’ve learned in a career that you’ll love. And because ours is the only college on this continent solely focused on textiles, our graduates are among the most sought-out anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Academics<\/h2>

Discover our wealth of undergraduate, graduate and K-12 programs \u2014\u00a0and all the places they can take you.<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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See how our faculty blaze trails in textiles research and innovation to create a better world for everyone.<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Partner of Choice<\/h2>

NC State was built to create prosperity. Since 1899, the Wilson College of Textiles has shared that mission. As the only college in North America dedicated to textiles, we’re the destination of choice for anyone who needs textiles expertise \u2014 including some of the biggest brands on the planet.<\/p>\n

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Ph.D. Student Sophie Nunno-Gorbachev Researches Direct-to-Textile 3D Printing at The Nonwovens Institute<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

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\n Senior Design has come and gone!

Here\u2019s what our #NCStateWilson students wish they had known before starting their year-long capstone for textile engineering and textile technology students!

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\n Fashion and textile design first year studio is wrapping up! Let\u2019s look back on their first group design project!

Students were tasked to create patterns by repeating their drawings and paintings in computer software.

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\n What show are you bingeing in the studio? That\u2019s what we asked our Emerging Designers.

See what they had to say and don\u2019t forget to grab your tickets to the fashion and textile design show on April 27 at the link in our bio!<\/span>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Part 1: Abby Carr, a sophomore majoring in textile technology, enjoys her knitting technology course with Dr. Fang and has learned lots about the process behind creating medical textiles \ud83e\ude7a\ud83e\uddf5

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This spring, #NCStateWilson joined forces with NC State Dance\u2019s Panoramic Dance Project to create costumes for their spring performance!

Wilson College Professor Anne Porterfield designed the costumes and constructed the garments with the help of FTD student Bee Mangine and fabrics printed by @optimumdigitalplanet .

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\n The AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 was that show!

We love seeing our #NCStateWilson students thrive in their designs and have fun!

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Make sure not to miss the Emerging Designers Senior Collection, April 27! We know you\u2019ll be so impressed by them!

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The #NCStateWilson chapter of the American Society of Textile Chemists and Colorists allows students with a passion for chemistry and textiles to expand their professional networks and build community. Along with screen printing t-shirts in the Pilot Plant, the club also recently visited Underwriters Laboratories in RTP.

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Take an in-person or virtual tour of the college you’ll call home: a bustling, high-tech hub on NC State’s Centennial Campus.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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