#texiles

[clownskribbles]

I am so bad at posting here consistently but I feel like Tumblr would appreciate my best friend Fishbag (and the various creatures that live within her)

[agirlnamedbone]

Hinke Schreuders | "into the woods (a guilty conscience)" | 2009

[bookshelfdreams]

@hylianengineer sorry I had to make a new post, the answer got too long for replies :D

Ah, the dreaded "but wool is itchy!". Not something I can relate to (I really like it when yarn/fabric has a bit of grip and structure to it, I'm not one for the ultra-soft, fluffy wools) but let's see if I can say smth useful.

First, you're definitely not alone in finding wool scratchy! A lot of people have sensory issues regarding it. Whether it can be helped at all will depend on how sensitive you are; some people can't even handle unspun 17 mic chubut merino and at that point, wool just isn't for them. Which is fine, not everything is for everyone.

Rule of thumb: the higher quality your fibre, the softer the finished garment will be. If it's just listed as "wool", it might contain recycled fibre, wool from sheep breeds that don't have a super fine fleece, or even wool from dead animals, all of which lowers the quality.

Virgin wool (I think) refers to wool that is spun for the first time, so a yarn that has no recycled fibres in it. Lambswool is a sheep's first wool. It is finer and smoother than adult wool.

Another big impact is breed of sheep and origin of the fibre. Merinos are the go-to for high quality items, but are also kept all over the world, so look to where your wool comes from. Aotearoa and South America are well known for their high quality merino wools. Sheep that live in colder, harsher climates produce a sturdy, tougher fleece, especially if they're not merino breeds. Depending on where you are, regional wool might not be what you're looking for. Britain is famous for their wool, but Shetland wool won't be super soft. Try some BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) if you can get it; it is smoother than merino and not as springy.

Wool can be superwash treated by coating the individual fibres, so the scales on the hairs are covered. This means it won't felt and can be machine washed; it also makes it less scratchy. This process is very energy- and water-intensive. The fibres are coated in silicone, I think, which makes the finished yarn feel kinda plastic-y, and it also lowers the insulating and water-repelling qualities of the wool. (All in all, you might as well buy acrylic)

You can also try looking for sheep's wool mixed with other animal fibres. Cashmere, alpaca, and mohair are probably the most common and all have their own qualities (cashmere is shiny and drapey; alpaca is smooth and kind of dense; mohair is light, extremely fluffy and super warm). All are softer than sheep's wool and nicer to the skin.

Anyway, all that to say: Look for virgin wool, look at the breed you're getting if it's specified, look for mixes with softer fibres, look at the origin of the wool. Unfortunately, when you're sensitive, navigating the world of natural fibres can be a bit of a minefield, I know. If wool isn't for you, that's not a moral failing!

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[theartofmadeline]

“hell is real” felt patch sewn onto an upcycled flannel. inspired by the ohio billboard

[skyrim-forever]

WIP Wednesday

Hello everyone, it is what you've all been waiting for...

W I P W E D N E S D A Y

Finally backing to working on my wips and I'm so excited to see what you've all been working on <3

Tagged by: the lovely @lucien-lachance <3

I'm tagging: @thequeenofthewinter @dirty-bosmer @ladytanithia @throughtrialbyfire and @your-talos-is-problematic

Nearly done the headpiece, Ayem is coming along well! Gonna finish the centrepiece and then move on to the hair :)

[theaskew]

Justin Bower (American, b. 1975, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.), Afterlife II, 2017. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in.  (Source: Justin Bower)

[hexjulia]

huh you can dye textiles with olive leaves. apparently

don't love the colour it must be said. but I bet you could at the very least combine it with other natural dyes to get something more interesting.

[bevanne46]

SALE! Purchase any 2 Quilt Patterns & get a 3rd Pattern (of equal or lesser value) FREE.

If interested please message me telling me which 3 Patterns you would like before purchasing to get the Discount and combined shipping.

Not All Patterns shown!

[ernestdescalsartwok]

GIRONELLA-PINTURA-ART-COLONIA-TEXTIL-CAL METRE-RIU-LLOBREGAT-BERGUEDÀ-PANORAMICA-CAMPANAR-ESGLESIA-PAISATGES-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: GIRONELLA-PINTURA-ART-COLONIA-TEXTIL-CAL METRE-RIU-LLOBREGAT-BERGUEDÀ-PANORAMICA-CAMPANAR-ESGLESIA-PAISATGES-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Contraluz en una panorámica del pueblo de GIRONELLA, el río Llobregat y la Colonia Textil de CAL METRE, momento en que la luz del sol, por la mañana, aún no se ha impuesto en el paisaje ofreciendo un fundido en sus elementos, al fondo el campanario de la iglesia , Nova església de Santa Eulalia, en primer término los reflejos de los edificios en el agua, conjunto industrial y arquitectónico. Pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals sobre papel de 50 x 70 centímetros, pintar los paisajes de las antiguas Colònies Tèxtils en la comarca del Berguedà, provincia de Barcelona en Catalunya.

[vijaxx]

for those who don't know: synesthesia is a neurological condition that heightens two parts of your brain's connections. for instance, the most common one is that some synesthetes see words and numbers as colors. billie has been open about having tone-color synesthesia, known as chromesthesia, and that influencing her daily life.

i also have chromesthesia + auditory-texile, emotion-color, and even a small bit of mirror-touch synesthesia (when i hear sounds, i feel, smell, and taste them, i see emotions as shapes and colors, and if i see someone in pain, i feel what they feel).

i think it'd be really cute to have a synesthesia based fic because i don't really see people talk about synesthesia and the fact that billie has openly talked about hers! anyways, if any of yall want me to write the reader as having a different type of synesthesia, please let me know! i'd love to be as inclusive as possible. if i said anything incorrect please feel free to POLITELY correct me, as i am still learning about my own synesthesia!

[puntidifuga]

Rebecca Myles Jones

[c365]

guys u wont believe who showed up to NoL pfinder one of the Wynncraft composers and artists Texilated!!

i got a selfie with em. big fan of their work

[chez-mimich]

OLGA DE AMARAL

Fino alla fine di marzo, chi si trovasse a Parigi, non può mancare una raffinata esposizione che per comodità chiameremo di texil art, ma che è francamente qualcosa di più: si tratta della mostra sull’opera di Olga de Amaral, ospitata alla “Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporaine”. In realtà, l’artista colombiana sembra occuparsi più di sentimenti e di stati dell’anima che di tessuti o, piuttosto, il tessuto e i materiali in generale sono solo un pretesto, anzi un “pre/testo”, per occuparsi di sensazioni, umori, stati d’animo, pulsazioni, illuminazioni. C’è chi lo ha fatto attravero la scultura, chi attraverso la pittura o l’architettura e chi attraverso la materia, soprattutto la materia tessile. Benché Olga de Amaral sia parecchio conosciuta, è assai raro vedere sue opere esposte in Europa e quindi questa va considerata un’occasione piuttosto ghiotta e interessante. “Mentre costruisco superfici, creo spazi di meditazione, contemplazione e riflessione. Ogni piccola unità che forma la superficie non è solo significativa in sé, ma è anche profondamente risonante del tutto. Allo stesso modo, il tutto è profondamente risonante di ogni singolo elemento”, queste le parole con cui la de Amaral descrive la sua poetica. Se fossimo in campo semiologico, potremmo azzardarci a dire che l’artista è creatrice di grandi “patterns” visivi che non sono formati da singoli materiali, ma da materiali interagenti tra loro o, addirittura, anche da opere o interi ambienti interagenti tra loro (e quello che è esposto alla Fondation Cartier ne è la lampante testimonianza). Dagli anni Sessanta l’artista colombiana lavora sui materiali tradizionali e sugli ambienti della sua terra natale, che ispirano le due serie di opere le Estelas (Stelle) e le Brumas (Nebbia), in particolare gli altipiani della cordigliera andina, le valli e le vaste pianure tropicali che vengono qui evocate in forme e toni. Dagli anni Settanta, l’artista adotta la tecnica giapponese del kintsugi, ovvero l’utilizzo dell’oro per riparare un’oggetto evidenziandone la faglia. La tecnica, acquisita dalla frequentazione con la ceramista Lucei Rie, le permetteva di donare al tessuto quell’effetto di iridescenza tipico dell’oro e ben presto, la sua produzione amplia i suoi orizzonti, anche oltre il Sudamerica. Da un punto di vista tecnico la grande novità è l’abbattimento dell’idea di lavoro tessile come intreccio di trama e di ordito, concentrandosi sul solo ordito, lasciato fluttuare liberamente e rendendolo creatore di mondi: alchimie, cestini lunari, immagini perdute, tessuti cerimoniali, scritti, foreste, fiumi, montagne, lune e soli, quadrati, ombre e stele, un mondo segnico e allusivo molto complesso, benché assolutamente intellegibile attraverso le nostre singole sensibilità. Senza adottare un ordine strettamente cronologico, la mostra mette in luce i diversi periodi che hanno caratterizzato la sua carriera artistica: dalle sue prime esplorazioni formali (uso della griglia, colori) alle sue sperimentazioni (con materiali e scala), così come le influenze che hanno nutrito il suo lavoro (arte costruttivista, artigianato latinoamericano, era precolombiana). Magnifico lo spazio espositivo, progettato dall'architetto franco-libanese Lina Ghotmeh che si è immersa nelle fonti di ispirazione della de Amaral: al piano terra dell'edificio di Jean Nouvel, circondato dal giardino di Lothar Baumgarten, è stato creato un ambiente di gigantesche pietre di ardesia che mette in collegamento l'interno, l'esterno e le opere, come se fossero incastonate in un paesaggio pietroso e accidentato. Mostra di rara e discreta bellezza, in un luogo sempre di indiscutibile fascino.

[theinvisibledragonstar]

Some people I know are on the team for this project - it's all about setting up a wool and texiles hub in NZ so putting this up here in case anyone is interested in pledging!

[lesbiangendoikari]

Ive learned like 3 crochet skills in the past two weeks and i feel like ive been filled with so much raw energy i could benchpress a jeep. a whole new section of craft stores has opened up to me. learning how to do a basic granny square has given me enough power i could rip into someone's neck with my teeth at a moment's notice. i dont even intend to move on from the granny square. i'm whooping and hollering like im at a football game looking at these little square dudes. what the fuck. i didnt need another expensive hobby. i'm literally a quilter. do you know how expensive quilting is? even when i use recycled thrifted tired old fabrics? cheapy gross polyester batting instead of The Good Stuff? it adds up. i spent 5 whole canadian dollars on thread the other day and that spool will last me one quilt max. and yet i must persist. the siren call of fussy-cut squares and triangles lures me in no matter how hard i resist. But that's the thing: i dont even bother resisting. instead of rethinkin my hobbies I'm over here crawling through thrift stores like a gross little rat looking for 2.99 unstained sheets to use in more quilts. and now i have more motherfucking texile squares to deal with. im drowning in these squares and yet i love them so much i am emerging from my squares pile like a baby being birthed but instead of coming out of the womb crying i am coming out of my textile mountain cackling and writhing like i have a chainsaw in me. i am so mentally well and sane it's unreal