Textile Design (MFA)

Interested in experimenting with mixed media and varied surface techniques? Using water and oil-based mediums and contemporary transfer techniques, you'll explore practical, technical, and conceptual applications for printmaking, painting, and drawing. (This course is cross-listed with FA 345.)

You will study alongside students from different disciplines to explore various approaches to design and illustration.

You will build up your core design knowledge, gain an increased awareness of market place relevance, and increase your technical abilities.

Explore various fabric printing methods used in the textile industry, including silkscreen and heat transfer printing.

Develop your understanding of fabric and printing techniques. You will learn advanced surface treatments on cloth. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 276.)

Expand your printing abilities. You will design a finished collection of fabric designs by expanding your printing techniques using screen printing with heat transfer paints. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 374.)

Expand your textile design skills for fashion and furnishings as you build up your fabric design collection. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 376.)

Knitwear design is technical, diverse, and creative work. Using both hand knitting and domestic machine techniques, you'll learn how knitwear pros use yarns, color, pattern, texture, and shape for fabric development and illustration.

Explore and prepare for your career in fashion. You will develop professional personal branding, job search materials, digital and physical portfolios, and prepare for job interviews.