Dominique L'Olive

The textile design industry is changing rapidly with design methods widening to include working on fabric as well as on paper. This course explores design concepts, working with dyed and printed fabrics and with finishing and surface treatments. The course is aimed at designers who want to improve or diversify their design portfolio, adapt their skills or learn new ones. You will look at new techniques in textile technology including pleating, crushing, creasing, shibori, embossing, coating, bonding, lamination and burn-out combined with resist methods.

Dominique L'Olive is a textile and surface pattern designer who works in a range of different markets. She teaches on BA Fashion at Central Saint Martins