Textiles Base Camp 6

FCS Teacher Apparel and Textiles Professional Development Workshop

The University of Idaho’s Apparel, Textiles and Design program is once again offering our summer workshop series: Textiles Base Camp. The camp will be offered on June 28-30, 2023.

Registration opens early spring

Questions? Email Lori Wahl at lwahl@uidaho.edu.

Zero Waste Small Project
Design and create apparel and soft goods leaving no fabric waste on the cutting room floor. Learn to sew a zero-waste product for an easy, classroom project for your students.

Learning Adobe Illustrator
Learn the basics of industry-standard software Adobe Illustrator. Workshop will begin with an overview of the Create Idaho program and the resources that are available to Idaho high school teachers for Adobe Creative Cloud software and equipment.

Smash and Steam
This workshop covers sustainable earth friendly fabric dyeing techniques. We will use household or organic materials to alter the color or create patterns on fabrics. The use of mordants and plant materials can be a fun application of science for students.

Zero Waste Garment
Take your zero waste experience to the next level. Learn to pattern and construct a garment without creating any fabric scrap waste.