Blue Shoes – blanket inspired by a child’s blue shoe found in a mass grave in Tuam, Galway

Heritage

Research

Storytelling

Sustainable

Well-being

Knitted on a 12 gauge dubied machine. Knitted pockets technique. Pockets filled recycled yarn fibre. Uneven indigo dying technique with visible mending

Material

Fiber

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Combining
Constructing

Specific Technique

Knitting and Natural Dyeing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Clothing Furnishing

Colour

Pink

Sample Information

Date of creation

February 17, 2023

Dimensions

28 x 50 inches

Credits

Craft Maker

Eva Kerley

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Sean Jackson