Textile Design undergraduate and graduate students had their first immersive field trip of the 2022/2023 academic year on August 26th to Kneehigh Farm outside Pottstown, PA. The farm was a lovely, lush palette of...
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2022 Virginia Jackson Design Competition Sweep!
The 2022 Virginia Jackson Design Competition was swept by Textile Design this year! Out of nine total winners, six are current TD students or Spring ’22 graduates. A big round of applause goes to Jen Rhodes, Kelly...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design
Donegal Competition comes to a close
The students of Textile Design were honored this semester with a competition sponsored by Donegal Yarns Ltd, a historic mill in County Donegal, Ireland. Donegal Yarns sent the department a generous selection of luxury...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Textile Design Spring Speakers Series
It’s that time of year, time for our annual Spring Speakers Series event! This event brings textile industry movers and shakers into the Textile Design studio to talk about their journeys and careers, the industry...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Textile Design Studio Tour for HGA
What is it like to study Textile Design? Would you like to go on a tour? As luck would have it, that’s what we have to show you here. As long-time individual members of the Handweavers Guild of America, we were...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
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TJU East Falls is First to be Visited by the Kravet Workspace Mobile Showroom
On Friday, September 10th, the Textile Design department hosted the Kravet Workspace Mobile Showroom on campus. Jefferson was honored to be the very first university visited—thanks to wonderful alum Scott Kravet. For...
Interview with a Capstone student: Kacie Smith
Kacie’s reserved nature belies her bold style sense. She has a quiet intensity that comes through in her bright and graphic textiles. Her sense of color and her ability to create a mood out of her fabrics is...
Programs: Textile Design
“Why Textile Design?” Capstone students talk about their reasons – Part Three
This semester, Textile Design capstone students are making videos to present and talk about their work. They will do this multiple times over the semester to document their process and vision as it culminates into a...
Programs: Textile Design
Sunbrella Competition Winners!
In Textile Design, we are proud to have a long-standing relationship with Glen Raven, the weaving mill that produces Sunbrella brand fabrics. Every two years, Sunbrella hosts a competition within the Textile Design...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Interview with a Capstone student: Leah Dodd
Still waters run deep as they say. Below Leah’s stoic countenance and calm demeanor is a mind brimming with creative energy. We are lucky that Leah chose to direct that energy towards textile design. Her curiosity...
Programs: Textile Design
