textile design

Textile Design

Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day

Textiles : fabric artifact made by weaving ,felting , knitting or

crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

Examples of textiles in use

Furniture CarpetClothes


Evolution of textiles for clothing Timeline

Mammoth skins sew together

Linen discovered in egypt

Silk discovered in China

New linen designs in Rome.

introduction of dye

Intricate weaves

Strong vibrate colors

Dark colors and overlapping

Experimentation with new patterns

Bold colours and abstraction

Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day •First evidence of textiles being used or material being produced was from the early pre historic period.•26.000 B.C the first needles were found. These needles belong to the mammoth hunters who used then to join together the skins of the animals to makes clothes, blankets and other items.

Fist found pre historic needles Mammoth clothing worn by cave men


•Ancient Egypt- Evidence exists for production of linen cloth in Ancient Egypt in 5500 BC.

Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day •China- Evidence exists for production of silk cloth in China in 500 and 300 BC.• Used to create elaborate narrow-cuffed, knee-length tunics tied with a sash called Hanfu.


•Rome- The roman's developed a stronger linen through using the technique of weaving. 27 BC–AD 476

•They Typical garments were the peplos, which was a loose robe worn by women.


•Medieval–began with the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 and ended with the beginning on the modern period in the 1400's.•Developed a better technique of weaving and the development of dyeing the fabric. •Used urine to turn the fabric yellow.


•Middle ages- 1200 ad to the 1400. greater weaving techniques and introduction of wool.


•Renaissance 1450-1600. More exotic and richer colors with an introduction of a more intricate and bolder patterns.


•Modern Europe 1500 – 1700. more elaborate use of the materials , design and pattern.


•Industrial revolution 18th -19th century. New bolder design were being made with stronger colors. This was easily done due to the introduction of more advanced machines and chemicals.

What is a pattern?• A pattern is a type of theme of recurring shapes or objects.

Recurring diamond shapes Recurring flower pattern

What can inspire a pattern?

•Flowers


•Nature


•Shapes


•Fruit


•Colors

What makes a pattern?

A pattern can follow two rules-`

colorcontrastimage

movement composition placement

shape

asymmetrical1- symmetrical

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