A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.
SAIC faculty member Jen Plumridge.

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Jennifer Michelle Plumridge

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Bio

Prior to studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where Jen Plumridge (she/her) obtained her BFA from the Fashion Department, she lived in Nashville, TN, and had hands on experience sewing for a variety of artists in the music industry. Jen received her M.Ed. in Secondary Education for Visual Arts from DePaul University. She has worked within the local Chicago fiber community where she taught knit and sewing classes, as well as ran a fabric and yarn shop. In 2020 she collaborated with Jim Duignan for his retrospective show Stockard Institute: 25 Years of Radical Pedagogy. Jen has also worked for local fashion brand Jeune Otte, creating knitwear design, knit production, pattern drafting, and pattern grading. Her work focuses on environmentally sustainable practices within textile and garment production. 

Courses

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Description

This course enables students who hand knit to pursue the challenge of creating garments and/or objects with knitting machines. Through demonstration and discussion of traditional basic methods and structured exercises will give the students a foundation in various stitch patterns and techniques. Shape and fit along with texture manipulation are explored. Historical reference as well as current contemporary design concepts will be researched enabling students to focus on individual design to produce a garment or an object. Students will design, sample and explore possibilities in a traditional and non-traditional manner using various materials.

Class Number

1407

Credits

3

Description

This course enables students who hand knit to pursue the challenge of creating garments and/or objects with knitting machines. Through demonstration and discussion of traditional basic methods and structured exercises will give the students a foundation in various stitch patterns and techniques. Shape and fit along with texture manipulation are explored. Historical reference as well as current contemporary design concepts will be researched enabling students to focus on individual design to produce a garment or an object. Students will design, sample and explore possibilities in a traditional and non-traditional manner using various materials.

Class Number

1372

Credits

3