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In this four-day workshop, youth used special thread and miniature computers to create electronic fabrics such as a bracelet, bookmark and other items. Youth learned a code for stacking cups that they wrote instructions for other youth to carry out the steps in the code. Instructor: Nebraska 4-H staff
Some textiles being delivered in Dongdaemun-gu, the fashion district of Seoul, Korea.
(Taken with one of my many 35mm point-and-shoots.)
For this outcome I used a variety of different zips and contrasting fabrics in order to connect them in an unusual manner. Inpspired by John Galliano (Mood Board Research).
Visits to a textile museum and the workshop of the Quito School woodworkers in San Antonio de Ibarra, Ecuador.
September 14, 2016 - At Centro de Tejedores Away Riqcharichq de Chinchero we took part in a demonstration of the weaving of traditional textiles, learned how Peruvian weavers create complex patterns in colorful cloth as their ancestors have done for centuries.
Textile Field by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in the Rafael Court of the V&A with the support of Kvadrat
London Design Festival 2011
©Susan Smart
September 14, 2016 - At Centro de Tejedores Away Riqcharichq de Chinchero we took part in a demonstration of the weaving of traditional textiles, learned how Peruvian weavers create complex patterns in colorful cloth as their ancestors have done for centuries.
Maya backstrap loom textile designs on huipils (see below) which, although modern (1970s), evoke similar designs on women's garments carved on Late Classic stone monuments and plaster panels during the Late Classic 1200 years ago. The simplest triangle designs, like several shown in this batch, could easily be popular traditional designs copied and learned by rote by Maya weavers that originated at the height of Maya Late Classic culture 600-700 AD. Chip Morris even discovered a maya date coded in the design of a 100 year old huipil from Chamula, Chiapas.
General information: Maya huipils are traditional, hand-woven tunics that encode a complex, visual language reflecting the weaver’s identity, community, and cosmology. They function as wearable history, using specific colors, geometric patterns, and motifs to signify regional origin, marital status, social standing, and deep, ancestral connections to nature.
Key Information Coded in Maya Huipils
Regional and Community Identity: Distinctive color palettes, weaving patterns, and specific collar shapes (round or square) identify which community the wearer belongs to.
Cosmological and Spiritual Beliefs:
Diamonds/Squares: Often represent the universe, the four cardinal points, or the earth.
Zig-zags: Symbolize mountains, volcanoes, or the feathered serpent.
Colors: Red often represents the East, blood, and the sun; white represents the North and spirituality; black represents the West and death; blue symbolizes water and the sky.
Nature and Agricultural Motifs: Plants like corn, seeds, and animals such as the quetzal, jaguars, hummingbirds, and butterflies are frequently woven, representing the agricultural, natural world.
Mythology and History: Designs can depict ancestral stories and traditional myths, acting as a non-verbal communication of cultural heritage.
Personal Narrative: The complexity of the embroidery or weaving may indicate the skill of the artisan, with complex designs often known only to master weavers.
These garments, often made using a backstrap loom, are regarded as living, symbolic representations of the wearer’s soul and connection to the Earth.
Tricots Chanel textile samples, 1929
Printed silk and wool crepe
In the late 1920s, Chanel was spending time in Britain due to her relationship with the Duke of Westminster. She opened a salon in Mayfair and was considering possible British business ventures. In February 1929, she registered these textile designs in various colourways. They were the only designs that she ever registered in Britain.*
From the exhibition
Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto
(September 2023 to March 2024)
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel. It charted the establishment of the House of CHANEL and the evolution of her iconic design style which continues to influence the way women dress today.
[*V&A]
Unless otherwise noted, items are from Chanel
Taken in the Victoria & Albert Museum
Work from Carleton Day Centre's Wednesday Art Group. A partnership project between Carlisle Day Services and Prism Arts. In this block of sessions we're exploring textiles and our theme is the Natural World. The work is on show at Carlisle Archives Centre during March. January-March 2017.
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