This practice-led course provides students with a unique opportunity to develop and explore hands-on research in the area of Textile Studies. In the Materials and Fabrication concentration, students will engage in their own original research actively working individually or collaboratively on an innovative potentially interdisciplinary project. Content and approach change each time it is offered. Topics include development of original textiles investigating an exhaustive creative process related to discovery, reinterpretation and the reimagining of materials and techniques.