Hand carved wool pile textile

Ethical Making

Heritage

Storytelling

Sustainable

Well-being

Hand tufted 100% British Wool dyed to order and carved into for surface relief for design and textural effect

Material

Fiber

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Constructing
Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Hand Tufting and Carving

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Furnishing Sculpture

Qualities

2D 3D Colourful Flexible Textured / tactile

Colour

Blue Green Orange Yellow

Sample Information

Date of Creation

January 1st, 2022

Dimensions

220cm x 75cm x 2cm

Weight

7kg

Culture & Context

The surface material is 100% British Wool dyed to my colours to match the source art work.  It has become possible for me to buy 100% British Wool in the amounts I can afford to buy and store only since lockdown.

Process & Production

Carving around certain shapes for surface and textural effect enhances the definition and visual depth of the work

Credits

Craft Maker

Laura Derby

Photographer

Laura Derby