Experimental Piece (HC1064)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Handling Collection

Maker

Ann Sutton

Title

Experimental Piece

Made in

Arundel

Date

2008

Description

Experimental piece made of interlaced spun paper yarn demonstrating the ultimate length that this type of yarn can be interlaced while still holding together.

Materials and techniques

Handwoven on an AVL computer-controlled loom using spun paper yarn from Lancashire. There is a number sequence in warp and weft.

Object number

HC1064

Credit

Gifted to Crafts Council by the maker.

Experimental Piece, Ann Sutton, 2008, © Ann Sutton. Crafts Council Collection: HC1064. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.

Use of Images and Copyright

Maker's statement

I always like to play with new materials, to discover their likes/dislikes in structure. Most of my work has number systems within it. Count the threads in the groups, warpways and weftways.

Ann Sutton, 5 June 2015