Textiles fashion

The complete The Swedish School of Textiles Stockholm Spring 2022 fashion show now on Vogue Runway.

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Description: A full-length backless dress in a light translucent muslin. The over- the-head yoke design is secured with crochet bobble straps, and button and loop fastenings. A fine knit and felt layer is draped asymmetrically across the body. Side slits allow for ease of movement.Made in Evade’s signature calico materials, celebrating this raw form of cotton. Also featuring handmade seaweed bioplastic buttons. Material: Body 100% cottonFelt 100% Alpaca Wool Size S:Chest 32cmShoulder…

For Alternative Processes Fashion Week we are celebrating the combination of photography textiles and here are three artworks that we think everyone should know about. Azul Azul is an ever evolving performative piece by the artist Tina Rowe created in 2021 depicted in a multiple image series and short film. Azul began when Tina acquired a 1950’s wedding dress which she painstakingly coated with cyanotype using a sponge until covered within a darkroom. Once dry Tina took the dress to a beach…

Origami

Posts about handsewn written by stopphannah

What better canvas for expressing messages about politics and social narrative through vividly illustrated textile art than the Japanese kimono?

Slow stitched, textile art, mounted on canvas. Approx A5 in size. Made from fabric scraps, reclaimed silk and plant dyed and painted fabrics (using plants from my garden). Threads include vintage silks, hand dyed silks and charity shop finds. The piece also includes a gold acrylic paint piece (that was a fortuitous find). This was stitched in with scraps of material, most of which had been used to test out colours for another project. It has an organic feel and is reminiscent of bark. The…