fibre to wire

evennerdierthanthou:

ALICE HAKAMA

• Referencing: Victorian children’s wear, Japanese formal wear

Even after the Industrial Revolution, textiles were expensive. Children grow quickly, so garments were often constructed with pleats and tucks for future alterations. This functionality quickly evolved into a decorative/design element.

For the same reason, Japanese clothing is often based on rectangles and triangles. Garments are adjustable across multiple sizes through ties, pleats, and folds.

This apron/skirt/hakama/overall/garment is designed to be adjustable across both the hips and through the suspenders. Buttons and pleats can be easily altered to suit multiple proportions.

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I’ve been working on this project for several months off and on. I used a long a-line skirt as a proportion/silhouette template. I drafted original patterns and cut them from some left-over English wool I had. Since I ran out of yardage, I did a lot of work-arounds and changes, but the overall design remained intact. I rather pleased with the results.

(via RGB by Carnovsky at DreamBags JaguarShoes - Dezeen)

RGB par le studio Carnovsky. Un papier peint qui évolue selon qu’on l’éclaire en blanc, bleu, jaune, rouge ou vert.

huldrapress:

via armfuls of show and tell

(via yarnconfessions)

(Source: letmyinspirationflow, via thegiftsoflife)

76945-costume-research-and-more:

Hispano-Moresque Silk and Metal Thread Saf

Very similar in its Moorish ornamentation to the silk shawls that were produced in Tunisia, particularly in the town Mahdia, but then the series of arches echo more the Morrocan hite or the Anatolian saaf. No doubt produced by the decsendants of the Muslims or the Jews that were expelled from Spain in the 16th century and settled in North Africa bringing with them craft traditions. The saturated colors,and the serene arches with hanging planters that alternate with busy, mosaic -like strips make for quite a stunning sumptuous effect. 

Probably Morocco, 16th century, silk and metallic thread brocade,

Sarajo

(via textilesystematisms)

(via an-itinerant-poet)

objectcuriosity:

Wall Hanging, c.1700, India, painted and dyed cotton chintz, Victoria and Albert Museum. 

(via thingsforartteachers)

Ningeokuluk Teevee

Céline Tcherkassky, patrons pour coussins expérimentaux.

Céline Tcherkassky, patron pour coussins expérimentaux.