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Weaving Dress: Exploring whole-garment weaving as a method to create expressive dress
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2018 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

This thesis investigates whole-garment weaving as an experimental design and construction method. The majority of the current development and research within the field focuses on production efficiency and the development of weaving techniques. Here, the intention is to connect form, material and making.

The aim is to find ways to deconstruct the process of garment making in order to create new knowledge through craft. Within whole-garment weaving, many design processes are dealt with simultaneously, through direct experimentation on the loom. In order to maintain the integrity of the weaving, interferences such as cutting and sewing is limited.

The basics of the practical method is that the cloth is woven as a double weave on the loom. For the practical work, the first objective was to find basic parameters for the project, freely experimenting with weave constructions and bindings. As the process developed, more aspects of garment construction were included in the design process. The combination of bindings, floats and elastic is used to create expressive textile as well as dress, so that the textile surfaces influences the silhouette or the drape.

The result shows the expressive potential of whole-garment weaving through a series of nine examples, each showcasing different aspects of the method. The focus is on showcasing experimental approaches to simultaneous fashion/textile design interaction.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018.
Keywords [en]
Whole-garment weaving, textile development, fashion, textiles, weave, form, material, making
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14884OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-14884DiVA, id: diva2:1237042
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Fashion Design
Available from: 2018-08-08 Created: 2018-08-07 Last updated: 2018-08-08Bibliographically approved

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