The Textile Factory will be a place for the maker community to unite. This is a space unique, where textile and fiber arts flourish, where the importance of craft is revived and made contemporary, where passion, fun and creativity are housed for those who thrive on working with tool and hand.
The space will be a combination of opportunities for the arts community, welcoming the serious artisan to mingle with the curious creatives. Local artists currently working with textiles will be invited to submit work to our in-house gallery space but are also given an opportunity to workshop their craft with the public. Workshops in several techniques will be available, including: the art of natural dyeing; patterning techniques; quilting and sewing lessons; abstract fiber art; felting and more! All ages and skill level will have an opportunity to participate in these creative happenings!
We hope to grow our facilities to house a studio space that accommodates these techniques, and to give local artists without a satisfactory atelier a space to make.
I started working on an accordion fold booklet that describes the Textile Factory, it's mission, and my own work in brief. I also worked with Osage Orange, Logwood, and Brazilwood. The photos below show jersey and linen dyed with Logwood, Indigo, Brazilwood, Madder root, and Sandalwood
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