Out of Synch

Out of Synch is a new project in which I take woven design elements that are usually synchronised and look at what happens if I disrupt the design, so that these elements go “out of synch.”

The project will be exhibited at the following venues:

2019
Selected works: 5 June – 27 July 2019
​Direct Art Action
210a Parade, The Gracechurch Centre, Sutton Coldfield B72 1PA
Open: Wed – Sat, noon – 5pm
 
The full Out of Synch collection: 19 August – 28 September 2019
The Handweavers Studio & Gallery
140 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7NS
Open: Mon – Sat, 10am – 6pm

2020
Farfield Mill
10 May – 4 July 2020
Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Open: Daily, 10.30am – 4pm. Admission fee applies.

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In the first half of the project I have woven eight linen hangings that apply my Out of Synch approach to a variety of weaving styles. In the second half, I have applied similar ideas to double cloth structures woven in silk: two presented as hangings and six framed works.
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You can see the full set of all 16 textiles on the Out of Synch Collection page.
 
All the textiles have been handwoven using a 16-shaft Louët Megado floor loom with a mechanical dobby. Textiles 1-8 are single cloths woven in 16/2nel linen and 9-16 are double cloths woven in 60/2nm silk.
 
For more information about the design ideas behind the project and how they have been applied see the Design Notes page.
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