Refining rods

Refining rods

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...
Rough rods

Rough rods

Aug 23, 2023 | Diary

rough rods First forays into recreating velvet weaving rods. Rods are one of the most important elements to weaving consistent, high-density velvet, but they are also one of the more elusive and complex tools to recreate. There has been enough conversation in the...
Preliminary pompom

Preliminary pompom

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...
Bobbin prototyping

Bobbin prototyping

Jun 13, 2023 | Diary, Wood

bobbin prototyping_01 The first experiments in making a velvet bobbin. As I start mapping out the beginnings of this project I recognised a need for some “materiality” to ground myself, something physical to grasp alongside the theoretical foundations I am...