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....
Aug 10, 2023 | Diary, Textile
preliminary pompom Testing the velvet-suitability of a mystery silk. As I reach my first goal of having enough bobbins to weave a small test of velvet, it’s time to look up from the lathe and consider the other elements still needed to weave velvet, starting...
Jul 26, 2023 | Diary, Wood
grain store Stockpiling carving experience for future use. The piles of wood shavings have continued growing, and the hour(less)glass has made me further consider how they can serve as a log of the time, process and materiality involved in the bobbin production....
Jul 13, 2023 | Diary, Wood
hour(less)glass Finding ways to track time without using time. As the number of carved bobbins slowly increases, I’m noticing both an intense yet reluctant focus on time. There is a heightened awareness of time as I carve the bobbins, not in its steady passing,...
Jul 6, 2023 | Diary, Wood
sharpening waveforms Sharpening tools to make velvet patterns. Today was the first time I needed to sharpen my tools. I haven’t done it before, and I’m so dependent on my lathe chisels that I went into it with a lot of trepidation. I had started shaping a...
