Product Development Studio
The Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences features a Product Development Studio, a 1700 square foot space, on the third floor of the Niccolls Building.
This space is used exclusively by apparel, textiles and design students both for classes and for independent work. Students have access to industrial lock stitch machines, sergers, home sewing machines, pressing equipment and specialty machines. The studio can be accessed after hours and on weekends via a keycard system allowing students access to equipment to complete projects.
Equipment available
- Juki lockstitch sewing machines
- Bernina sewing machines
- 5-thread sergers
- 4-thread sergers
- Janome embroidery machine
- BabyLock embroidery machine
- Industrial irons
- Ironing presses
- KnitKing knitting machine
- Table and floor weaving looms
- Consew industrial shoe repair/leather sewing machine
- Industrial coverstitch
- Covered button hole press
- Grommet press
Our studio provides each student one industrial lockstitch sewing machine and one serger/overlock machine in studio courses.
Knitting machines, floor looms and table looms help students develop skills and customize textile designs.
Two embroidery machines and digitizers allow students to create custom embroidery designs on their work.
A student works on an industrial lockstitch sewing machine for an interdisciplinary project.
The studio is fully equipped with supplies for student use.
