Fibre Elective Project : Collect : Cages : 2007

In this"Fibre" elective we were given the project title "Collect" - work to be displayed in the college library.

One of my first experiments was with combining weaving and knitting into a flat textile:

I then made a piece of 3D knitting, using a wire frame with white cotton strips and fine red threads to form and suspend the shape. The positioning of the supporting threads dictates the detail of the shape although the knitting forms the main structure.

I decided to link my pieces through colour - white - and through the wire cages, to form a collection of explorations into the 3D potential of traditionally flat processes.

Smocking:

Weave: Felt:

Crochet: Knit and Acrylic Varnish:

Knotting cotton sheet strips: