Jan 29, 2024 | Diary, Textile
what’s in a velvet? Reading the data in a square of velvet. Now that the first velvet samples have been woven, it’s possible to look back and trace the knowledge and experiences that can be seen in the cloth. Sample 2312-08 fits in the palm of my hand. In...
Sep 26, 2023 | Diary, Making
refining rods Collaborating with goldsmiths to craft velvet rods. The 0,5mm bit I ordered didn’t give me the precision and control I was looking for in the velvet rods, so I turned to colleagues at the Goldschmiede department of the Deutsches Technikmuseum. The...
Sep 19, 2023 | Diary, Textile
historic velvet Gathering clues from 15th century velvet. When in London for the 2023 Textile Intersections conference, I had the chance to visit Cosprop, the historic costumier, to have an up-close look at their remarkable collection of historic hand-woven velvets....