
Textiles and fabrics for interiors provides practical vocational training in design, focusing on hands-on skills, the business of design, and modular paths from foundation to advanced, with expert materials.
Explore the role of textiles and fabrics in daily life, from clothing to interiors, and learn how fabric humanizes spaces, conveys comfort, warmth, security, and personal expression.
Explore natural fibers, including wool, silk, cotton, linen, and leather, and synthetic fibers, noting pros, cons, and best uses for upholstery, drapery, and blends.
Explore synthetic fibers produced from manmade substances, including nylon, polyester, acrylic, acetate, rayon, and olefin. Nylon offers durability and colorfastness, while polyester and acrylic provide strength and easy care.
Explore fabric widths, including single 140 cm and double 280 cm, and learn about pattern repeats, dialogue variations, shrinkage, rub counts, and railroaded versus non-railroaded weaves.
Understand end uses of textiles for upholstery, window treatments, and walls, focusing on durability, drape, lining, and protecting fabrics from UV light and fading.
Select, buy, and present fabrics by considering space use, durability, and client lifestyle. Present patterns and colors with conviction, accounting for lighting and sustainability.
Learn about fibers, textiles, fabrics, and their uses, and apply design principles to add texture and color to interior spaces. Continue with introduction to space planning.
Textiles may seem like accessories or the last design elements to purchase but they're actually the opposite. They can serve as the inspiration for the space, providing a color palette upon which to build the room.
Explore the history of textiles, their role, use and application. Also learn to work with repeating patterns, railroaded fabrics and textile suppliers.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All of our courses have been designed to be stand-alone courses and can be done in any order. However, if you are interested in taking all of our courses – we’d like to recommend an order in which to do them (although it’s not required):
· Popular Interior Design Styles and How to Use Them
· Design Principles & Elements in Interiors
· Introduction to Colour In Interiors
· Textiles & Fabrics
· Introduction to Space Planning
· Staging and Styling Interior Spaces
· Simple Guide to Curtains and Blinds in Interiors
· Simple Guide to Furniture Styles in Interiors