Textile Design

Textile design is the process of creating designs for woven, knitted, or printed fabrics for fashion, interior design, and fine arts. It is broken down into three disciplines: printed, woven, and mixed media. Printed textile design uses various printing processes with inks and dyes to create patterns and styles onto the fabric. Woven textile designs are created by interlacing yarn fibers on a loom and choosing a weave structure and colors. Mixed media textile design is produced using embroidery or other fabric manipulation processes. Textile design presents environmental concerns due to the heavy use of hazardous chemicals involved in the textile creation process. Sustainable textile design movements and ecological design practices have emerged to address this issue. The history of textile design dates back thousands of years, with some of the oldest examples found in the form of nets and basketry.