The media covered in the Fibers Studio is extensive and involves a broad range of materials, chemicals and equipment. The studio focuses on surface design and weaving, but also includes the areas of handmade felt, vessels and sculptural forms, spinning, hand-stitching, and garment design. As no other students are assigned to work in the fibers studios, the room is available to all registered fibers students 24 hours a day.
The surface design techniques involve printing and dyeing. The students work with reactive, acid and indigo dyes in order to print, paint, and set designs for (on average) 8' lengths of fabric. A student project often involves as many as 15 different techniques and 10 different chemical processes. Printers each have a 4’ x 8’ adjustable height work table of their own for the semester. The communal equipment includes industrial strength stoves, a steam cabinet for setting dyes, a wash-out area for screens, a dye exhaust booth and a washer and dryer.
The weaving techniques include tapestry, rug techniques, brocade, ikat, pile, and various experimental approaches, for example, combining surface design with weaving. The equipment is extensive and students have both floor and table looms as well as tapestry looms to work on. Weavers have a private or semi-private studio space to set up their projects for the semester.

INTRO TO FIBERS (ART 226)	Morgan Clifford	STUDIO FIBERS (ART 326)
Intro Fibers is an introduction to the techniques and materials used in fibers, including weaving, surface design, shibori, handmade felt, dyeing, spinning and sculptural forms. Historical and cultural perspectives that encourage personal expression are introduced.		Studio Fibers is an advanced investigation that combines traditional techniques with contemporary concepts: on and off-loom weaving, surface design, shibori, screen printing, dyeing, basketry, stitching, handmade felt, sculptural forms and installations.