The interdisciplinary nature, breadth of topics and frequently evolving industries Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) courses engage with make it difficult for one approach to be appropriate in all circumstances. The Advanced Textiles, 4000 level course participating in this study focused mainly on color science, dyes and dyeing, in addition to colorfastness. The 10 students enrolled in the course had previously completed an introductory textile science course. The experiential learning exercises were modeled on elements of the product development evaluation process, in which concepts were first discussed in the Advanced Textiles Science course. This experiential learning project further adds to the FCS body of knowledge for effective teaching strategies within textile science courses.