Fiber

The fiber department at KCAI combines traditional and experimental practices to provide students with technical and conceptual training. This multi-faceted program offers students unique opportunities to explore contemporary issues in art and design within the context of a working studio environment.

This is achieved through an in-depth study of constructed textiles (hand-loom and computer-assisted weaving, designing for industrial Jacquard looms, hand and maching knitting and quilting); surface design (dyeing, printing and painting of fabric, textile design, computer-aided design); and 3-D form-building (basketry, paper-making, felt-making, clothing construction for apparel and costume, site-specific installation).

In addition to core courses in fiber, professional practice and liberal arts, the KCAI fiber curriculum offers electives such as Hand and Machine Knitting, Introduction to Surface Design, Clothing Construction and Fiber Properties and Structure.