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The Textile Design Studios:  What's inside:

The Textile Design Studios are a set of interactive browser based lessons intended to help you exploit the unique capabilities of today's computing technology in your own weaving designs. Color interactions and general pattern design are explored and then you will be introduced to the fun and creative power of weaving design programs. Whether you are a novice or an expert at weaving or computing, you will find new ways to think about your creative process as you play a variety of  "computer games for weavers". Scroll down to see sample pages from the Textile Design Studios...

The Welcome Center 

...where  you learn how to navigate and what features are available and a few Windows Basics tips for the PC neophyte. 

The Color Studio

...where you learn to use color in your weaving and how your computer handles color.  Color in cloth, color on your monitor, and computer color palettes. 

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The Structure and Drafting Studio

...where you learn about weave structure, profile drafting and block design, network drafting and more.

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The Computer Labs

...where you learn to play Computer Games for Weavers:

Each of the 4 'computer labs'  uses animated simulations to demonstrate the basic operation of the software and how to use it playfully to create original weaving designs.  Here are a few sample views from the tutorials:

From the Fiberworks Tutorial:

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From the Pixeloom Tutorial

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From the WeaveIt Pro Tutorial

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From the WeavePoint Tutorial

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