Tradition with a Twist 2003

Some designs for One-off Neckpieces, combining traditional lacemaking and weaving techniques with the use of unconventional materials including paper, string, bandages and wire mesh. Researching into Elizabethan fashion some of the finished pieces had sonnets printed onto handmade paper and hidden inside the neckpieces and ties.

Inspiration was also taken from Japanese textiles and particularly the Through the Surface and Textural Space exhibitions.

Pleating, papermaking, knitting.










Wire on wire