Fibers in Florence, Italy

Learn Jacquard silk weaving and design at the Foundation Lisio in Florence, Italy. Explore fabric analysis and learn how to identify complex weave structures like brocade, damask, lampas, liseré, and velvet. On site, you will observe master silk weavers at their looms, engaged in the product design process.In this intensive studio program, Eva Basile (a Lisio faculty member) provides instruction in English, assisted by Barbara Setsu Pickett, the resident director and a UO professor of art. The studio experience is enriched with visits to museums and a textile conservation laboratory. Students earn nine quarter credit hours in upper division studio.

You will work in teams of two on class assignments. The original point-paper design and a small woven sample become part of the UO Fibers Area archive. Typically, you will be in studio from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Mondays through Thursdays.