Weaving in Design
Instead of outsourcing material development or separating thinking from making, designers work directly with structure, yarn and material behaviour at the loom. Ideas are tested through weaving itself, allowing confidence and authorship to develop together.
For Design Institutes
With well-made looms and tools for design development, students can focus on weaving and design development than on managing the looms.
We support the setup of weaving labs for design schools, including loom selection, supply and installation and training for faculty and staff.
Loom systems range from table and floor looms to dobby and jacquard looms, along with spinning wheels, felting tools and a curated selection of yarns and fibres.
Considering a new weaving lab or upgrading an existing one?
For Design Professionals
For designers working with textiles, understanding of weaving changes how decisions are made.
It builds judgment about materials, yarns, structure, pattern, drape and handle. Without it, material development is largely outsourced and designers remain dependent on others to interpret their ideas. This slows the process and creates a gap between what is imagined and what is actually made.
We work to close this gap.
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For designers building or reconnecting with weaving knowledge
Courses, Refreshers, and Cross-Training
Structured programs that introduce weaving. These include Pattern Weaving, Indian Traditional Weaving Techniques and refresher sessions for designers who want to revisit weaving fundamentals.
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For designers working on active development
Studio Access and In-Studio Loom Use
Designers may access the studio for hands-on work, including in-studio loom rental, and access to the studio library and material references.
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For designers and advanced learners
Mentored Projects for Portfolio Development
Mentored, time-bound projects where designers work through a specific material or design problem using weaving, supporting portfolio development.
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For designers setting up their own weaving practice
Independent Studio Setup Guidance
Support for independent designers setting up their own weaving studios.
This includes help with choosing looms and tools, installation, and training suited to the designer’s practice, so they can work independently with confidence.
Reach out to explore the options that might suit your practice
Weaving across Design Practices
Practitioners & students from different disciplines engage with us in different ways
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Fashion and apparel
Creating fabrics and felts for garments and wearable pieces.
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Home and Interior
Applications in upholstery, furnishings and spatial design.
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Accessories and Footwear
Using woven structures in innovative ways.
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Upcycling and Alternate Materials
Creating fabrics and felts for garments and wearable pieces.
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Textile Art
Using weaving as a medium for artistic expression.
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Traditional craft
Exploring traditional weaving and its contemporary relevance.
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Material Innovation and Research
Investigating materials, structure, behaviour and performance.
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Experimental Textiles
Weaving as a medium for experimenting ideas
LOOMS IN THE STUDIO FOR DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING
The studio houses modern looms for hands-on design and prototyping, including multi-shaft table looms, Jack looms, computerized Dobby looms, SAORI looms, Rigid heddle looms and Inkle looms.
Spinning wheels, Fibre arts tools and a curated yarn bank support material exploration, allowing designers and students to test ideas and develop innovative materials and structures on the loom.
