Textile Practice
A record of making. Across dyeing, printing, weaving, and resist techniques, these pieces explore what happens when process drives design. Where the technique itself determines the pattern, the color, and the form.
Block Printing
Hand-carved relief blocks and repeat pattern development on muslin. The design was inspired by a trip to Portugal with the geometric logic of azulejo tilework seen throughout Lisbon and Porto.
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Weaving
Hand-woven textile exploring warp and weft structure. Materials sourced from a local weaving studio in the Upper East Side. Old yarn and felting scraps purchased directly from the studio's remnant supply.
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Felting
Felting exploration in texture and form. Starting from a hand-knitted mini sweater, the felting process (heat, agitation, and moisture) binds the wool fibers together and collapses the stitch definition. The before and after document the transformation: from open knit structure to a dense, matted surface where the original stitches dissolve into one unified fabric.
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Batik
Wax resist batik on fabric, exploring color layering and pattern. Soy wax is brushed onto cloth to block the dye. When submerged in an indigo vat, only the unprotected areas absorb color. The wax is removed to reveal the resist pattern, with brush gesture and wax flow shaping the final mark.
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Marbling
Marbling exploring color, fluid pattern, and surface tension. Violet, golden yellow, and burnt orange dyes were floated on a shaving cream medium, swirled and combed into motion, then lifted onto cloth in a single press.
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Shibori
Indigo shibori resist dyeing on cotton. Itajime, arashi, and kumo techniques explored across a series of scarves. Each fold becomes a blueprint. The dye reads the pressure, the cloth holds the pattern after the resist is removed.
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Knit Tank
Hand-knitted linen-cotton blend yarn
Boatneck cropped tank top. Knit in the round,
Knit Dress
Hand-knitted button-front maxi dress in dove blue 100% silk yarn. Buttons are vintage French mother of pearl from the 1940s.
Hand-knitted from purchased patterns. Yarn and hardware selection by me. Part of an ongoing personal making practice.
Knit Vest
Hand-knitted cropped vest with button closure. Cashmere wool blend yarn. Buttons are vintage Italian navy mother of pearl from the 1990s.
Hand-knitted from purchased patterns. Yarn and hardware selection by me. Part of an ongoing personal making practice.