Morning (11AM): History of Leno and Gauze Weaves
Afternoon (1PM): Weaving with Doups on Handlooms

About Patrice:

Patrice George recently retired from the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she was Associate Professor in the Textile Development and Marketing Department for 18 years, specializing in woven textile design, and the history of the textile industry.

She created an early course in computer-aided woven design for the School of Visual Arts in 1984, and similar courses for School of Visual Arts and Parsons. As a Fulbright Scholar, she taught woven design in 1994, at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki Finland (now Aalto University), She has been a guest instructor at other textile schools, a consultant to international handweaving projects, and a frequent presenter and workshop leader at many textile seminars and conferences.

Since founding her NYC studio, Patrice George Designs, in 1979, she has been a design consultant to the interior textile industry. Her experience with leno structures comes from working directly with mills that specialized in this open weave for window textiles, and creating handwoven prototypes for production.

Education:

BA in the History of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1970

MA in Fashion and Textile History,  Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, NY 2015