Essays about: "dyeing"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the word dyeing.

1. 21. Colour and light

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Amanda Nordqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Light; colour; shadow; spatiality; reflection; textile design; visual perception; transparency;

   Abstract : This work explores how colour and light can be used as the prime design materials. They are investigated in unison in relation to spatiality. Colour is a way for us to understand and identify what we see, it is primary for how we interpret our surroundings. READ MORE

3. 22. The patterned thread : new textiles inspired by ikat

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Christina Maschke; [2016]
   Keywords : ikat; indigo; resistant dyeing; craft; hand weaving;

   Abstract : The work of this MA thesis develops a new approach to hand weaving in which the design process is led by the technique of resistant dyeing. The process is inspired by the visual properties of traditional ikats. It follows the technical ikat procedure of primary resistant dyeing and subsequently weaving. READ MORE

4. 23. From Farm to Fabric : A Measurement of the Sustainability in a Textile Production in Northern India

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Borneke; Emelie Oldensjö; [2015]
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   Abstract : A value chain for a textile production can be described as transforming a crop into a textile, then turn the textile into a fabric, then create a product from that fabric - a horizontal chain from farm to fabric. This paper analyses the different activities within a value chain of a sustainable textile production in India to understand where, and how, sustainable value is added at each stage. READ MORE

5. 24. More than meets the dye : a textile design exploration of combining fibre-specific dyeing and structural weaving to create a multidimensional fabric

   University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Saga Nilsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Textile design; textile fiber; weaving; dyeing; structure; material; sustainable design;

   Abstract : This project explores the combination of a woven structure consisting of different fibers with dyeing to create a multidimensional woven textile capable of altering in expression. This project aims to show how a designer can work with fibre-specific dyeing and multiple fibers in a woven textile and the many possibilities this lends in a design process. READ MORE

6. 25. Dyeing diversity : Exploring interrelations between plant dyeing techniques, design methods and biodegradable materials in textile design

   University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Emmy Voksepp; [2015]
   Keywords : Textethical design method; textile material; plant dyeing; speciesism; structure; diversity; biodegradable; ethical values;

   Abstract : This work explores the expressive potential of plant dyeing techniques in relation to weaving by proposing a method in regard to non-toxic containment, biodegradable materials and ethical values. Textile design and ethical values have been combined to create an “Textethical Design Method”. READ MORE