COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Natural Dye and Ecological Printing Techniques in Textiles
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
FA 316
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to give fundamentals about textile design surfaces created with different natural dyes, ecological printing techniques and herbal dyestuff production.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to identify basic natural dye plants and natural pigments.
  • will be able to use the tools and materials of natural dyeing and ecological printing methods.
  • will be able to describe sustainable and ecological dyeing approaches in the field of design.
  • will be able to apply their basic knowledge of natural dyes to their designs.
  • will be able to experiment with natural dye and printing recipes.
Course Description This course covers the basic natural dyeing, ecoprinting and plant-based natural dyeing techniques used in textile and fashion design and different applications of these techniques.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction, a campus walk to get to know the natural dye plants and trees for ecological print
2 History of Natural Dyes, Dyeing and Natural Dyes in Ancient Cultures; mordants, mordant types and applications and fabric mordanting Recep Karadağ, Doğal Boyamacılık, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, İstanbul, 2007; Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.12-31.
3 A walk to Balçova Terapi Ormanı and foraging to get to know the natural dye plants and trees for ecological print Printing Techniques with Botanical Methods: Hapazome Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.107-109.
4 Knowledge of fabrics and materials used in natural dyeing, dyestuff preparation; natural dyeing applications from different materials Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.46-67.
5 Movie screening: Riverblue; natural dyeing applications from different materials Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.46-67.
6 Natural dyeing applications from different materials Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.46-67.
7 Natural dyeing applications from different materials Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.46-67.
8 Printing Techniques with Botanical Methods: Ecological Printing Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, p.107-109.
9 Presentations
10 Techincal Trip to Bademler Village and workshop
11 Project: Product coloring with techniques such as natural dyeing, ecological printing, hapazome, portfolio preparation
12 Project: Product coloring with techniques such as natural dyeing, ecological printing, hapazome, portfolio preparation
13 Project: Product coloring with techniques such as natural dyeing, ecological printing, hapazome, portfolio preparation
14 Photo shooting
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review
Course Notes/Textbooks

Flint, India, Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles, Interweave; Illustrated edition (September 14, 2010), ISBN: ‎ 978-1596683303
Suggested Readings/Materials
  • Behan, Babs, Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects, Hardie Grant Publishing, Quadrille, ISBN:978-1-78713-156-9
  • Riikka Raisanen, Anja Primetta, Kirsi Niinimaki, Dyes from Nature, Archetype Books (January 5, 2017), ISBN: ‎ 978-1909492462
  • Rebecca Burgess, Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes, Artisan; 6.5.2011 edition (May 2, 2011), ‎ ISBN: 978-1579654252
  • Recep Karadağ, Doğal Boyamacılık, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, İstanbul, 2007, ISBN: 978-9751733009.
  • Enez, Nevin, Doğal Boyamacılık Anadolu’da Yün Boyamacılığında Kullanılmış Olan Bitkiler ve Doğal Boyalarla Yün Boyamacılığı, Marmara Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi, İstanbul,1987. 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
1
5
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
1
35
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
1
10
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
14
Field Work
1
2
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
1
15
Homework / Assignments
1
4
Presentation / Jury
1
6
Project
1
10
Seminar / Workshop
1
5
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to develop and design a collection independently.
2

To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team.

 X
3

To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice.
4

To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design.

 X
5

To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession.
6

To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice.
7

To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products.

 X
8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design.

 X
9

To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research.
10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest