Diploma

Textile Design

Textile Design

DIPLOMA | 2 YEARS | 4 SEMESTERS

 

In Textile Design, you will:

  • Explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary textile techniques including knitting, weaving, spinning, felting, and screen printing.
  • Customize your education by selecting an area of specialization after your first semester, either knitting or weaving.
  • Develop a keen sense of colour and learn chemical and natural dye methods for yarn, fibre, and fabric.
  • Gain a creative and practical education that meets the needs of contemporary studio practice, including hands on methods and computer assisted design.
  • Explore marketing, entrepreneurship, and wholesale/retail pricing for a successful and rewarding career in textiles.

Interested in finding out more?

Contact: The Recruitment Office, toll free, 1-877-400-1107 or email nbccdrecruiting@gnb.ca

  • Curriculum Standard

    Textile Design 2023-2025 Curriculum Standard

    The Curriculum Standard is an introduction to the program which includes the program’s critical performance, a program description, program learning outcomes, and the program’s potential career opportunities. This is followed by information on duration, credits, admission requirements, advanced placement, certification, articulations, and prior learning assessment and recognition.

    This document also contains a program delivery sequence and the course profiles with specific course learning outcomes and grading basis.

    In addition, the Curriculum Standard is used as a tool for revision and evaluation of the program and for the promotion of transfer agreements with other post-secondary institutions.

  • Course List

    Knit Major

    Fall 1

    TXDN 2917
    The Whole Cloth Experience: Machine Knit

    TXDN 2918
    The Whole Cloth Experience: Weave

    TXDN 2931
    Textile Design: Colour, Structures, and Digital Tools

    TXDN 2923
    Acid and Fibre Reactive Dye Methods

    TXDN 2924
    Manipulating Fabric Patterns and Sewing

    DSGN 2903
    Design Concepts

    General Elective (choose 1)

     

    Winter 1

    TXDN 2930
    Screen-Printing Methods

    TXDN 2928
    Spinning

    TXDN 2916
    Natural Dye Methods

    HIST 2190
    Evolution of Textiles

    ENTR 2001
    The Business of Craft: Practices and Opportunities

    TXDN 2925
    Knit: Stitch and Design

     

    Fall 2

    TXDN 3919
    Designing for Production

    TXDN 3924
    Explorations in Fibre and Fabric

    TXDN 3928
    Knit: Stitch and Strutures

    TXDN 3925
    Knit: Patterns for Market

    ENTR 3920
    The Business of Craft: Marketing and Sales

     

    Winter 2

    TXDN 3934
    Designing for Felt

    TXDN 3932
    Knit: Designing for Collections

    TXDN 3930
    Knit: Computer-Assisted Design

    ENTR 3921
    Marketing and Online Promotion: Craft

    General elective (choose 1)

     

    Weave Major

    Fall 1

    TXDN 2917
    The Whole Cloth Experience: Machine Knit

    TXDN 2918
    The Whole Cloth Experience: Weave

    TXDN 2931
    Textile Design: Colour, Structures, and Digital Tools

    TXDN 2923
    Acid and Fibre Reactive Dye Methods

    TXDN 2924
    Manipulating Fabric Patterns and Sewing

    DSGN 2903
    Design Concepts

    General Elective (choose 1)

     

    Winter 1

    TXDN 2930
    Screen-Printing Methods

    TXDN 2928
    Spinning

    TXDN 2916
    Natural Dye Methods

    HIST 2190
    Evolution of Textiles

    TXDN 2925
    Weave: Four Harness and Structures

    ENTR 2001
    The Business of Craft: Practices and Opportunities

     

    Fall 2

    TXDN 3919
    Designing for Production

    TXDN 3924
    Explorations in Fibre and Fabric

    TXDN 3929
    Weave: Multi-Shaft

    TXDN 3931
    Weave: Computed-Assisted Design

    ENTR 3920
    The Business of Craft: Marketing and Sales

     

    Winter 2

    TXDN 3934
    Designing for Felt

    TXDN 3933
    Weave: Complex Applications

    TXDN 3926
    Slow Cloth: Weft Dominant Weave Structures

    ENTR 3921
    Marketing and Online Promotion: Craft

    General elective (choose 1)

  • Areas of Study
    • Machine Knitting and Stitch Design
    • Weaving and Structure Design
    • Dye Methods (Natural, Acid, Fibre Reactive)
    • Felting
    • Tapestry
    • Spinning Yarn and Fibre Properties
    • Silkscreen Printing
    • Sewing and Fabric Manipulation
    • Computer Aided Design
    • Repeat Pattern Structure and Colour Forecasting
    • Textiles Colour Theory and History
    • Designing for Small – Mid Scale Production
  • Career Possibilities
    • Knitwear Designer
    • Weaver
    • Costume Designer/Consultant for TV, film, theatre
    • Sculptural/ Functional Textile Artist
    • Indie Dyer
    • Professional Craftsperson/Entrepreneur
    • Workshop Instructor
    • Print Designer
  • Admission Requirements
    • $50 Application Fee (1)
    • An official transcript of marks indicating Certificate – Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) from NBCCD OR
      • An official transcript of marks indicating at least 1 year post-secondary education
      • OR equivalent experience (2)
    • Portfolio Submission (view requirements)
    • Interview

    (1) The $50 application fee is in Canadian dollars, applies to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents and is non-refundable and subject to change without notice. International applicants pay a $100 Canadian application fee. See International Students for more information.

    (2) Equivalent experience is determined by NBCCD by assessing your combination of learning and experience through recognition of prior learning. If you are 21 years of age or older and have past experience, you may be assessed as an Adult Learner.

    Interview
    The College may contact you for an interview, it is important to consider why you want to study with us and your future goals.

  • Portfolio Requirements
    Foundation Visual Arts:
    Please note that it this program traditionally starts with the one-year Foundation Visual Arts Program as a prerequisite.

     

    DIRECT ENTRY PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
    To ensure that you are well-prepared to bypass the Foundation Visual Arts Program (FVA) and enter directly into an NBCCD Diploma Program, we need to assess your abilities and knowledge of the foundations of visual art.

     

    All exercises must be original and created within the last 6 months.

     

    CHECKLIST:

    • CV/Resume
    • Letter of Intent
    • Three Observational Drawings
    • Three 2D Design Exercises
    • Two 3D Design Exercises
    • Three Colour Theory Exercises
    • Compare & Contrast Essay
    • Image List
  • Apply Now

    Apply here.

    Go to the Admission Requirements to learn more. This page will also provide more details and info on where to mail your transcript of marks, cash, cheques and/or money order.

    Deadline to apply: January 15

learn thelanguage of design

The Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) Certificate is a 1-year program that offers you a wide-ranging overview of the practice, theory and history of the visual arts. Before you begin honing your craft or digital practice, learn the language to communicate visual arts. Students new to the arts will start in this preparatory course before their two-year Diploma program.

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