Sunday 21 January 2018

Chapter 5–Drawn Thread Work

Pulling out threads from fabric is addictive.  I made a lot of samples because I couldn’t stop.  This post shares some with you!

5.1:  Withdrawing threads in different directions

Drawn threads

5.2:  Withdrawing threads from scrim – it’s jolly tricky!  But very satisfying,

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads

5.3:  Withdrawing threads from scrim – it gets quite delicate. 

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads

5.4:  Withdrawing threads from scrim.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads

5.5:  Withdrawing threads from scrim.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads

5.6:  Withdrawing thread from scrim and then displacing some threads

Drawn threads

5.7:  Close up of displaced threads.

Drawn threads

5.8:  Displaced threads without fulling withdrawing any (using linen).  This was jolly satisfying, like ‘blurring’ the fabric.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Thread Work

5.9:  On one side I pulled threads into little loops and on the other side I (a) pulled threads out fully and wove some back in the voids, and (b) I didn’t pull the threads out completely and wove them back in.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Thread Work


5.10:  Close up of a little patch of loose weave that was created from pulling the threads into loops.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Thread Work


5.11:  Threads fully withdrawn and then replaced with bundles of thread from a different piece of fabric contrasting in colour.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads

5.12:  Threads withdrawn and some woven back in.

Drawn threads

5.13:  Weave threads pulled from a different piece of fabric (which was coloured with blackberries) and woven into a piece of linen which was dyed with nasturtium flowers.

Drawn threads

5.14:  Weave threads from different pieces of fabric added to the grid with withdrawn threads looped and tied into a knot.

Drawn threads


5.15: Threads from different fabric woven around a grid.

Drawn threads

5.16:  Threads withdrawn from jute scrim.  The fabric already has a loose weave so it is quite delicate

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads with Hessian

5.17:  Some threads pulled from jute scrim with the remaining ones being moved around.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads with Hessian

5.18:  Threads withdrawn and woven back in at different angles.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads with Hessian

5.19:  Threads withdrawn and then woven back in in a pattern

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads with Hessian

5.20:  Threads withdrawn and woven back in a haphazard fashion.

Chapter 5 - Drawn Threads with Hessian

I couldn’t resist and all of the jute samples ended up with paper pulp on them… results to be shared in a later post!

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