My two great loves in textiles are linen and lace.. I just love the texture of pressed linen and, being something of a minimalist when it comes to colour, the natural hues of a crisp linen fabric are just perfect for the subtle textures of loom controlled lace. Here are the pictures of my latest fabric design, still on the loom. Its a plain weave, in linen, with double weave creating pockets into which are packed a small twist of merino wool fibre in an asymetric pattern. The material contracts when washed into a lovely close woven fabric whilst the wool fibres are moderately felted.
It's going to be the final peice in a 9 piece piece table set; table runner & 6 placemats, with menu envelope (current project) and double tea-light ambient light table decoration (still in the design and mock-up phase). All in various linen weaves; from the light-drape fabric for the menu holder to the mouldable, crisp structural textile of the lamp.
I will post the finished article soon and the full design, including wif file, for those using computerised dobby looms or wanting to manipulate them for your own use, will be on my Project Drafts & WIF Files page asap
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