Textile school catalog, 1909-1910 . FABRIC EX.^MINING AND TESTING LABORATORY. fabrics which may be remarkable for their good or bad subject also includes the organization of specifications, designsand colorings for prescribed fabrics, the majority of which are exe-cuted by the student, thus enabling him to see the actual result ofhis thought. FREE-HAND DRAWINGLooking at a thing does not necessarily indicate seeing athing. Free-hand drawing taxes the former to insure the latter. Somuch from a practical standpoint. Furthermore, free-hand drawingcultivates a better taste, which is
Textile school catalog, 1909-1910 . FABRIC EX.^MINING AND TESTING LABORATORY. fabrics which may be remarkable for their good or bad subject also includes the organization of specifications, designsand colorings for prescribed fabrics, the majority of which are exe-cuted by the student, thus enabling him to see the actual result ofhis thought. FREE-HAND DRAWINGLooking at a thing does not necessarily indicate seeing athing. Free-hand drawing taxes the former to insure the latter. Somuch from a practical standpoint. Furthermore, free-hand drawingcultivates a better taste, which is an essential in all embellishments,and thus becomes a necessity for the appreciation and acquirementof the subsequent studies of figured design, color harmony, etc, 44. REGUIvAR COURSE—FIRST YEAR FIGURED DESIGN Designing does not simply indicate an indiscriminate decoration,but the exercise of care in the appropriateness of embelHshments,whether such be used for the highest fiowery design of a carpet orthe simple lines of trouserings or shirtings. In textiles this becomesmore apparent when we consider not only the decorations and uses,but likewise the markets for which they are intended; hence specialattention is paid to original drawing of natural forms, their conven-tionalization, history of ornament, and theory of color. COLOR HARMONY This subject is one of vital importance to all concerned in themanufacture and marketing of textiles, for, in spite of good designand good fabric, if the coloring is not pleasing the fabric will notsell. A thorough study of this subject, relating entirely to textiles,is a prominent feature of the schools work. While the principlesof color are the same, whatever their application, the course of studyis so arranged a
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