#off loom weaving

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DOROTHY LIEBES

Dorothy Liebes was an American Textile Designer who pioneered modern weaving. Her weaving was particularly remarkable due to the unusual materials which she used, including wood, plastic, metal and other ‘non textile’ materials. 

I started to look at Dorothy Liebes after thinking more about how my work fits into design contextually, as she was a designer who specialised in interiors and working with architects. 

I think that her use of other materials is really interesting, especially using pieces of wood and plastic as her warp material, something which I am going to consider when trying some off the loom weaving. I think that by using these materials, it gives her work a much more structural feel which works well with interiors, especially with my idea of bringing the exterior elements inside. 

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RESEARCH

I took this book out of the uni library and I’ve found it really useful as inspiration into how I can start to make woven samples without using the table looms. I haven’t made many samples off the loom yet but I think that I might try to use some different materials, such as straws, wood and wire to experiment. 

The book was published in 1970 and you can tell by the images that are in it. That being said the actual designs themselves don’t seem dated, and are being replicated by many contemporary designers today. I think that it’s a very similar style to how Sheila Hicks worked, responding to her environment using a small hand loom and creating these small samples that were pieces of art rather than a commercial design. 

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10x10 weave assignment part two: Texture - Leaf. Trying my hand at some Ikat although I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm using copic markers to "dye" the warp. I'm still not sure what colour I should make the weft, it's surprisingly hard to find info online and I can't library because its a public holiday.