Fibers | Appalachian Center for Craft

The Studio

Fibers Course Descriptions

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Questions about the Fibers Program? Email Ward Doubet, Director.

The Fibers Studio

Students work in individual and group areas with unlimited access to large, well-equipped and ventilated studios surrounded by beautiful wooded grounds overlooking Center Hill Lake.

The weaving studio has 21 floor looms (4- to 16- shaft Leclerc jack-type looms), multiple warping boards and reels, loom and weaving tools, a meeting area and fibers library.

The surface design studio, set-up for screen print and hand application processes, is equipped with:

three long print tables for yardage/large-scale work
numerous 4' x 8' print tables
indigo and immersion dye area
fabric steamers
a separate darkroom for photo screen exposure
sewing/ironing area

Our dye kitchen is equipped with a vented dye-mixing system, screen cleaning sink, four large wash sinks, washer/dryer, and two 3-burner gas stoves.

Students have full access to the fiber studios and adjoining design rooms to develop and work on projects. Exploration, experimentation and innovation are fostered within an environment of high standards of creativity and craftsmanship.

weaving studio

samples of woven wool scarves by student, Stephanie Barnes

surface design studio

image of fabric detail with circle and star design

surface design detail, discharge technique by student, Clay Bush