Students of the University
of Firenze (Architechture, Dep. of Fashion Design), following
our course of Design of Jacquard cloth in Fondazione Lisio.
In 2003, the Foundation will suspend its summer
courses, to allow for the complete
renovation of the premises.
September 15 -17
Vibeke Vestby helds a workshop on
the design of Jacquard fabrics and the use of the TC-1 electronic
loom. For the first time in Italy,
it will be possible to use this innovative technology which enables
manual weaving on a computer-guided loom. The Pointcarré
textile software will be presented to those attending the course,
along with a demonstration of the use of the loom. Each student
will be able to weave a personal sample using the materials made
available for the purpose. We can accept a maximum of ten students,
who will take turns using the loom. This is a rare opportunity
to combine historic textile techniques with state-of-the-art
technology.
This workshop is connected with the Conference of the European
Textile Network, scheduled to be held from 18 to 21 September
at the Museo del Tessuto in Prato, a convention which will focus
on the experimentation and application of new technologies in
the textile sector. <www.etn-net.org/etn/211e.htmI>
September 22 - October 3
After the ETN Conference, a 70-hour CAD
textile course on Jacquard is programmed,
to be run by Julie Holyoke and Eva Basile.
October 6 - 17
Course on the recognition and cataloguing
of textiles, to be run by Roberta
Orsi Landini.
testo Italiano
Accra
(Ghana). Hand-in-Hand
Weaving