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niamh weaves BA (Hons) Textile Design & Fashion Ulster University |
| As a textile designer, I hand weave each fabric to form a luxurious collection to be used within interiors. Understanding how I work is an important part of my transition from idea to outcome. Beginning by discovering the beauty of rust I use photography to capture the formation of this on metal objects in and around the home, or wherever I have travelled. Through the composition of these images, I began to analyse the colour and textures of rust on these metals. In order for me to understand the process of ‘rusting’ I carried out a variety of controlled experiments to create my own rust on chosen metal nuts, bolts and washers. Fascinated by the surface of the rusted metal and the repercussion of the ‘eating’ into the metal I focused on isolating colours, analysing proportions and ratios from which I developed a ‘sophisticated’ colour palette. Rigorous testing of colour combinations through yarn wrappings allowed for the development of this colour palette. Struggling to incorporate all the metallic colours found within the rust photographs I decided to foil onto some of my woven fabrics allowing me to print a metallic surface on the top of the cloth. This process is a reverse of what rust does to a metal as it is adding to the surface rather than eating into the metal. The properties of yarn and their contrast are extremely important within my collection. Wanting to create my own disturbance of a fabric without completely destroying or losing its structure or form was something I wanted to achieve within my collection. Going back to the initial attraction of rust and the effect it had on the metal I realised I wouldn’t be able to achieve this through the process of weave only. Therefore joining the processes of weave and print I was able to challenge my technical understanding of weave and explore a unfamiliar print process “Devoré”. Taking process and outcome into consideration allows me to create luxurious and unique fabrics for interiors. |
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