Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this book sets out to show how textiles can do precisely that: shape themselves. Weaving with high-twist yarns and contrasting materials can create fabrics with lively textures and elastic properties. Although these fabrics are flat on the loom, they are transformed by washing - water releases the energy of the different yarns and the fabrics 'organize themselves' into crinkled or pleated textures.
- ISBN13 9781847973191
- Publish Date 31 March 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL http://Crafts-General