織 Textle Weaving
Through the study of traditional Ikat by natural dye, fabric designs with creative woven structure, and fiber-sculpture using the characteristic of materials, students devote themselves to a wide range of activities. They explore the challenging possibilities of a new style of expression.
Curriculum
<em>Kasuri</em> (ikat), Natural dye
Winding threads Cover the parts not to be dyed Dye <em>kasuri</em> threads Wind the warps (<em>kasuri</em>) on the chimaki bar (back beam) Arrange the warps through the heddles
<em>Tategasuri</em> (warp ikat) Pot of indigo dye kept for over 60 years <em>Yokogasuri</em>(weft ikat) Collect materials for natural dyes Make samples of natural dyes for silk
<em>Tetsumugi</em> (hand spinning) Species of sheeps Carding (Mixing colors of raw wool) <em>Tetsumugi</em> (spining) Felt making Tapestry with a vertical loom
Fabric design Planning and image training Design the structure of the fabric Presentation Textile art Kniting and Plaiting Create lace fabrics by partially dissolving woven fabrics with chemicals
Introduction Movie
Textle Weaving
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Faculties
  • 渡邊 三奈子 Minako Watanabe
  • 山本 清 Kiyoshi Yamamoto
  • 足立 紀美子 Kimiko Adachi
  • 有田 昌史 Masafumi Arita
  • 藤田 茂 Shigeru Fujita
  • 原田 ユリア Yuria Harada
  • 加藤 富喜 Fuki Kato
  • 木方 髙 Takashi Kiho
  • 工藤 聖美 Kiyomi Kudo
  • 宮下 紫乃 Shino Miyashita
  • 中川 るな Luna Nakagawa
  • 岡田 教子 Noriko Okada
  • 金光 美帆子 Mihoko Kanemitsu
Student Works
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You can view additional works of students in the Weaving Course on the Student works/Weaving Page.