Adding texture to my weaves

The feel of fabric is so important. Here I have used several different techniques to increase the softness of the fabric and to also increase the vibrancy of the colour;  this then also plumped the fibres and created something very beautiful and warming.

Adding colour to my Jacquard weaves

To give these black and white fabrics colour I used the method felting. This not only gave the fabrics colour but also a new texture, making a truly luxurious fabric. You can see with these two examples how the felting can be done in large areas and also very delicate area, both working brilliantly and creating two different appearances to the fabric.

Pleats, pleats and more pleats

This method of weaving is extremly time consuming, but very fulling. Having woven large sections of fabric only to then fold the fabric to create these pleats felt
crazy; however the end results worked really well and produced something that can only be described as luxurious.



With this design I was wanted to create something that was full, something that if produce for what intended (cushion) you would be able to fall intot the fabric and it would just wrap around your body.

I love this design, I think the colours together are very contemporary, and with the way the pleats wrinkle together gives a differnt look to the other pleated fabric that I have produced.

I tried here to make various pleats off all different sizes, and to add interest I hand felted colours inbetween some of the pleats. I choose to do this as it gives a strong hint of colour, which you get to see as the pleats move.

I went on to experiment with patterns on the pleate . It adds colour and an extra dimention to the design.