Properties & Qualities
Application
Art Sample making
Qualities
3D Colourful Textured / tactile
Colour
Blue
Sample Information
Date of Creation
July 21st, 2019
Dimensions
148cm x 141cm x 0.5cm
Weight
4.5kg
Culture & Context
| This piece was created for an exhibition during London Craft Week 2020. |
Process & Production
| Handwoven on a computerised AVL floor loom this design was created using a 32 shaft repeat pattern. The singles wool had quite a high shrinkage rate which had to be factored in to the initial loom set up. The design was framed with locally sourced and ethically forested oak wood. |
Recipe Details
| Warp: British wool singles in four shades of blue30 ends per inch1800 ends altogetherWeft: A mix of fibres including British wool singles, recycled cotton, handspun alpaca yarn and handspun local ryeland wool.Loom set up with a double cloth threading with a repeat of approximately 8cm x 30cm. |
Credits
Craft Maker
Lucy MacDonald
Photographer
Lucy MacDonald
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