During the COVID-19 outbreak, Jia Jingsheng, professor at the Department of Textile & Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, decided to move the Textile and Dyeing Techniques course online. Students stayed at home and took the course through the Internet.  Although it was extremely difficult for students in Wuhan and Xinjiang to purchase required tools and materials and it was their first time to dye textile by themselves, students were excited about trying and eager to apply what they have learned.

Online course offered by Professor Jia Jingsheng: Textile and Dyeing Techniques

Textile and Dyeing Techniques

Instructor: Professor Jia Jingsheng

Teaching Assistant: Shi Bingxin (postgraduate student)

Course duration: March 16-April 10

Participating class: Fashion Design – Undergraduate, Sophomore

Exhibition Duration: Starting from April 28, 2020

Comments from Students

He Xinyi: This course allows me to get the charm of the ancient art of tie dyeing. Sometimes, you may fail to achieve the desired effect after submerging a piece of fabric in the dye bath. At such times, I recommend you try tie dyeing. You may be surprised. We make progress through trial and error and create unexpected artistic works in the meantime.

Rhapsody  50×50cm He Xinyi 

Liao Yixie: The beauty of tie dyeing lies in accidentality. Different colors, different tying methods, and different auxiliary tools can produce completely different visual effects.

Scarlet Fever  50×50cm  Liao Yixie

Ning Xuchen: Although trying tie dyeing at home is much more difficult than working in the studio, we can share the fun with our parents. This course offers us an opportunity to learn this ancient craft and apply what we have learned in our daily life. Every tie-dye work is unique.

Pulse  50×50cm Ning Xuchen 

Yan Ziqi: It is important for designers to keep up with date. Traditional dyeing requires patience and can produce exquisite patterns in an unexpected way. Time stops when I dye fabric in a traditional way. It makes me feel calm.

 Looking Up  35×35cm  Yan Ziqi

Student Works

The Star  50×50㎝  Zhai Liaoyi

Fire of War  50×50cm  Bo Chunlin

Autumn   50×50㎝  Fan Mengyuan

Grassland  50×50㎝  Huang Huang

Paper Cutting   50×50㎝  Jiang Wenzhuo

Flying Chess 35x35cm,

Cloud   60 ×150cm  Kang Zhemiao

Norway's Forest   50×50㎝  Li Hairui

Decline  50×50㎝  Li Yinxue

Opposite   50×50㎝  Nie Yixuan

Square Garden  50×50㎝  Si Weida

Glistening  50×50㎝  Sun Kaiyuan

Bloodline  50×50cm  Wang Yinuo

Red Spot   30×30cm  Wang Yinuo

X-ray  50×50cm   Wu Zijun

Sunspot   50×50cm   Xu Xinyu

Blue in the Palm: Lipstick Bag   Xu Xinyu

Lotus  50×50㎝  Yang Runzhuo

Source: Department of Textile and Fashion Design

Editor: Zhao Ruohan