ART 163 – Page 1
Date Approved:
1/17/91
Retyped:
4.26.05
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: ART 163
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Rug and Tapestry Weaving
LECTURE HOURS: 1.5
LAB HOURS: 4.5
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: ART-61 or equivalent
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Maximum Class Size 20
Max No. Units 6.0
Max No. Enrollments 2
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Topics include: An investigation of various loom controlled as well as finger controlled weaves
appropriate to both weft and warp faced rugs. An introduction to traditional as well as contemporary
tapestry weaving techniques.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the data. Formulate
some of them in tern of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives hi the area of critical thinking. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
1.
Come to terms with the particular tools and equipment necessary for rug and tapestry weaving.
2.
Demonstrate competence with rug and/or tapestry processes.
3:
Demonstrate the ability to successfully design with the processes, materials, and
tools/equipment to create successful rugs and/or tapestries.
4.
Understand the history and aesthetics of rugs and tapestries and their relationship to their own
and other contemporary work in the medium.
ART 163 – Page 2
Date Approved:
1/17/91
Retyped:
4.26.05
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Introduction and Slides
Fibers and Fabrics and Yarns
Introduction to Looms and other equipment
Designing for Rugs and Tapestries
Exploration of Rug Techniques (topics selected from the following :)
Warp Faced
Ripsmatta, etc.
Weft Faced
Rags
Pick and Pink
Clasped Weft
Bound Weave
Double Faced
Summer, Winter, and other Block Weaves
Pile Weaves
Rya, Ghordies
Soumak and other twining
Corduroy
Shaft Switching and other advanced techniques
Finishing and Presentation
Exploration of Tapestry Techniques (topics selected from the following :)
Shapes (diagonals, circles, squares, etc.)
Color blending and manipulation
Chine
Melange
Sheds
Vertical Solutions
Dovetail or shared warp
Slit or kelim
Clasped weft
Weaving Specific Images
Finishing and Presentation
15%
45%
40%
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be use.)
Text(s)
Title:
None
Required
Alternate
Edition___
Recommended
Author___
Publisher ___
Date Published
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the
Division Chair, or Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and
Dale-Chall Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached.
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception
form must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied
by the Curriculum Committee.
ART 163 – Page 3
Date Approved:
1/17/91
Retyped:
4.26.05
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
laboratory report(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify) Projects and samples
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)
field work
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
true/false
completion
other (specify) Completion of projects and samples
5. Other (specify)
performance exam(s)
matching items
.
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
ART 163 – Page 4
Date Approved:
1/17/91
Retyped:
4.26.05
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Students must analyze the potential of rug and tapestry techniques. They must analyze and assess the
suitability of materials to determine how they may be incorporated into successful designs for rugs
and/or tapestries. They must anticipate how specific techniques will allow them to create certain images
and problem solve their way to that imagery.
ART 163 – Page 5
Date Approved:
1/17/91
Retyped:
4.26.05
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and
requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the
associate degree level are essential to success in a given course; to determine what is “college level” in
learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a
case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
This form may also be used to provide justification for making a course repeatable.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
ART-163
Department and Course No.
Rug and Tapestry Weaving
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
REPEATABILITY
Topics vary from semester to semester, as does the difficulty and depth of involvement with projects and
samples.
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
TEXT
No appropriate text covering all topics exists. Portions of the following books will be used instead of a
single text and an extensive bibliography will be passed out at the first class meeting.
Learning to Weave, Debbie Redding, Interweave Press
The Techniques of Rug Weaving, Peter Collingwood, Watson—Guptill
The Technique of Woven Tapestry, Tadek Beutlich, Watson—Guptill