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Pattern Weaving and Embroidery

Hello Everyone and welcome back! Although it has been a while since we have posted rest assured we have been hard at work finishing “Stitched into Memory” our large scale installation drawn from traditional West African textile traditions. During the last month participants have been working on pattern weaving and embroidery techniques incorporating the cloths and yarns we dyed in the previous units. Check out some of the textile traditions that inspired the works created by our participants.

Nigerian Women’s Weaving:

These pieces were inspired the various upright loom weaving traditions of southern Nigeria. Yoruba, Igbo ,Edo, Nupe and Ebira Women (and rarely men) have used this loom to make both domestic, ritual and prestige cloths for centuries. Below from left to right: Tatiana posing next to her weaving of an Itagbe with variations of the Atapo (stool) pattern, Adriana with her embroidered Gara cloth and Jordan next to his weaving of an Itagbe (Sash) with both the koranic board (Waala) and fingernail (Eekono) Pattern.

Below: Close ups of the Pattern Weaving created by Tatiana, Jordan and Tony

Below : A woman from Ijebu Ode weaving an elaborate piece of Aso Olona the prestige cloth worn by the Ogboni elders.

Tie and Dyed Striped Handwoven Cloth:

These Pieces are inspired by the handwoven over dyed striped textiles made by Dioula and Baule artisans of the Ivory coast. Below: Textiles made by our students and Dioula textiles that inspired the pieces.

Embroidery:

These pieces are inspired by the many embroidery traditions of west and east Africa

Below: Adriana working on freehand patterns.

Below: Isaac working on freehand patterns

Below: Ishrat Working on a Piece inspired East African (Swahili and Ethiopian) embroidery.

Below : Wilton holding his finished embroidered adire and the embroidered Yoruba Women's Wrapper that inspired it.The patterns are common in Nigerian embroidery especially among the Hausa, Nupe and Yoruba.