Textile Society of America (TSA) announces Identifying Fabrics: Technique and Terminology is the first workshop to be presented at a TSA Symposium.
In this pre-symposium course participants will study fabric samples, paper models, and projected macro photographs to increase their skills in recognizing and describing fabrics.
Useful for conservators and curators in cataloguing, this deductive method will also appeal to teachers and collectors who desire a straightforward pragmatic approach for analyzing fabrics.
Sandra Sardjorno will lead the morning session focusing on wovens, which will cover simple weave structures, patterning techniques, and compound weave structures.
In the afternoon session Desiree Koslin will introduce her unique methodology, a deductive approach that encourages learning through empirical observation.
Using checklists and fabric samples, she will guide participants through a pragmatic analysis that complements the study of structure and/or technique.
The study examples will provide a start for the participantsí personal swatch books.
Participants are welcome to bring their own samples of fabrics for analysis. Glossaries will be provided (including a visual lexicon), annotated bibliographies and resource listings.
Supply list: Magnifying glass (loup or handheld), notebook, writing instruments, surgical needle, small flashlight. Optional but helpful: digital camera with macro lens. The course will take place in the Education and Resource Department at The Textile Museum of Canada on Wednesday, October 11.
Registration: Register for course when you register for the 2006 Symposium in Toronto.
Textile Society of America
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