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Introduction
Our educational resources are intended for students in Schools, Further Education and Higher Education institutions.
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Making Textiles Resource
| The majority of the textile fabrics contained in ULITA’s Educational Collection are woven from yarns which have been made from natural fibres.
Some of the fabrics are woven as plain, non-patterned fabric and later embellished by block-printing, or the woven fabric is dyed and then decorated with embroidery.The most elaborate woven textiles are those called brocades and ikats. Brocades are woven on complex looms equipped with a Jacquard mechanism.Ikats are fabrics woven in a basic weave, the elaborate patterning being achieved by resist dyeing the yarns before weaving.
Making Textiles contains four learning modules which will give you an overview of the stages involved for the manufacture of a woven fabric.
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Ikats of Sawu Island Resource
| An in depth look at the unique hand woven cotton fabrics made by the people of Sawu and neighbouring islands such as Rote.
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ULITA Digital Archive Catalogue
Teaching Packs
World Textiles and Yorkshire: Past and Future
by M.S.Chalmers
| The University of Leeds International Textiles Archive (ULITA) collects preserves and documents textiles and other related design material from most of the textile producing areas of the world. “World Textiles and Yorkshire : Past and Future” sought to use this collection as a starting point to learn about the heritage and future of textiles in Yorkshire. The emphasis of the project was on designing and making items for exhibition in ULITA in June, 2008.
“World Textiles and Yorkshire: Past and Future” contains four learning modules which will give you information on different aspects of the association between Yorkshire and textiles.
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| This resource has been made available by the endeavours of
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| Text | Margaret Chalmers
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| Additional text | Anna Clapham and Dr Karen Dennis
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| Photography | Margaret Chalmers
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| White Rose Centre Photography | Katie Powers
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| Website | Alex Le Bek
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| Photograph of Teeswater sheep courtesy of | Teeswater Wools
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| Supported by |
| W.W.Spooner Charitable Trust |
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Form, Shape and Space: An Exhibition of Tilings and Polyhedra Teacher Booklet
by B.G.Thomas
Other Resources
- Intute is a free online service providing you with the very best Web recources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Over 400 textile related sites can be accessed.
