textile design

a brief introduction into the development of textile and pattern design.

1. Textile Design

2. 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

3. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
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
Experiment
ation with
new
patterns
Bold
colours and
abstraction

4. 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

5. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•Ancient Egypt- Evidence exists for production of
linen cloth in Ancient Egypt in 5500 BC.

6. 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.

7. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•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.

8. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•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.

9. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•Middle ages- 1200 ad to the 1400. greater weaving techniques
and introduction of wool.

10. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•Renaissance 1450-1600. More exotic and richer colors with an
introduction of a more intricate and bolder patterns.

11. Textiles : Pre Historic – Present day
•Modern Europe 1500 – 1700. more elaborate use of the materials
, design and pattern.

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

14. What is a pattern?
•A pattern is a type of theme of recurring shapes or objects.
Recurring diamond shapes Recurring flower pattern

15. What can inspire a pattern?
•Flowers

17. What can inspire a pattern?
•Nature

19. What can inspire a pattern?
•Shapes

21. What can inspire a pattern?
•Fruit

23. What can inspire a pattern?
•Colors

25. What makes a pattern?
A pattern can follow two rules-
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colorcontrastimage
movement composition placement
shape
asymmetrical1- symmetrical