Body Project

Body Project

For this project I wanted to look at the brain, in particular how to visualise OCD, I wanted to show non sufferers how OCD thoughts can feel. I wanted to explore this in fibre, for this project I chose to work with ‘non standard’ fibres, viscose, milk protein, silk noil, angelina fibre using  wool (Swaledale) to blend the fibres together. I also wanted to experiment using non standard dyes, I chose to use food colouring. Following a discussion with a lady I met at the Wingham Wool weekend who explained how fibres can be dyed using Wiltons food colouring as the dyes are unstable in hot water various colours can be achieved.

 

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Soaked Mixed Fibres – white wine vinegar/water                            Dye Vat – Blue Wiltons food colouring (entire bottle)

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Mixed Fibres straight out of dye bath                                                  Mixed  Fibres after rinsing  (see ****)

******* Mixed fibres were placed in the dye bath at the same time, each fibre type colour varied dependant on colour absorption.

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Fibres blended on drum carder to create bats                Large pile of bats – ready to spin

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 Examples of spun yarn

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pdp2 019                                       pdp2 017

Images showing yarn in context

Learning to take forward……………

Continue to experiment and explore…….

Yarn sample file to be continued – this enabled appropriate choice of fibres for this project

Develop use of unusual materials