Category: Tapestry Weavings

The Woven Cosmos exhibition presented work by the artist and industrial designer Hella Jongerius earlier this year in Berlin, Germany. Jongerius’ work examines the possibilities in which the textile industry can become more sustainable and thus poses the idea of using weaving to create 3D structures that can be used in architecture and even in sustainable energy technology. Using a multiaxial loom, she has woven several prototypes, such as bricks, foldable cubes, and solar fibers that can unfurl when the sun shines. The kinds of materials used are not listed. However, the focus of these works shown is more on the possibilities this new way of weaving brings and on the exploration of how the weaving itself can provide enough strength and rigidity without the need of additional structural support. Although 3D weaving is still a newly developing practice, these woven structures show a lot of promise and hope that the ancient art of weaving can still be transformed and adapted to address our current, ever-changing society.

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Floral Wall Hanging

This weaving is a floral wall hanging. It was made by Alyssa Ki in 2020. It uses a combination of colors and patterns to make a flower boutique. The lighter colors look like the flower petals while the darker colors look like the stem/leaves. This is created by using techniques like weaving, macrame, needle-felt, and crochet.

"Hanging" by Claire Zeisler

This weaving by Claire Zeisler, named “Hanging”, is a product of the Bauhaus weaving workshop. This weaving was made in 1950. It mainly uses tan and red, with the red almost bleeding out of the skin-colored fabric. A large part of the warp is exposed towards the bottom, resembling the “innards” of the piece. In addition, a tangle of objects — a glass ornament encased in netting, a skein of golden yarn, an embroidery hoop — are attached to the piece. This is intended to be used as a wall hanging.

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Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse

This weaving is called the Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse. It was made by Giovanni Battista Lodi da Cremona. The weavings shows a story which depicts the seventh, and the second to last episode in the story of an ill-fated love affair between Herse and Mercury. The weaving is about the union between Mercury and how her sister might appear here. The vision of this is shown in an exquisitely sumptuous re-edition of the tapestry series, heavy with precious thread and woven with a virtuoso display of different surface effects. It was made in 1570 ca. And the weaving is used as a tapestry set.

Tiraz Textile Fragment

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This textile fragment, from late 9th century – early 10th century Yemen, is referred to as a kind of tiraz fabric. It is one of many medieval Islamic textiles with Arabic inscriptions painted on top. The arrowheads and diamonds on the piece were made possible using the resist-dyed ikat technique, which keeps dye away from specific parts of the fabric. Textiles like this often include inscriptions of current rulers or caliphs and are presented at formal ceremonies.

The first image is the original, with the other two being enhanced versions to highlight specific aspects of the textile.

I thought that what Alexandra Sipa did was interesting because she weaved electrical wires into a dress. I did not think that it was possible to use wires because it is a stiff material and didn’t seem like it could turn into clothing. I also feel like she is making a statement about how much waste there is in the fashion industry and the electronics industry. Being able to turn waste into something practical is a more sustainable way of doing things.

https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/15/alexandra-sipa-romanian-camouflage-central-saint-martins-fashion/

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