Finned Scarf (T115)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Ann Richards
Title
Finned Scarf
Made in
Uppsala
Date
1988
Description
Woven wool, silk and cashmere scarf, with two 'fins' running lengthways from end to end, predominantly grey with small thread detailing in graded reds, pinks, oranges.
Materials and techniques
Hand-dyed with acid dyes. Handwoven on a 10 shaft countermarch loom using separately tensioned warps for the fins (silk) and the ground cloth (wool and cashmere). The maker created the finned structure by inserting the shuttle several times in completing each pick.
Dimensions
length: 150cm
width: 33cm
Object number
T115
Category
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Finned Scarf, Ann Richards, 1988, Crafts Council Collection: T115. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Finned Scarf, Ann Richards, 1988, Crafts Council Collection: T115. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
Maker's statement
1993: The design for this scarf was based on the form and colour of a murex shell. In order to suggest the effect of the rippling edges found on these shells, I devised a special technique to produce silk 'fins' projecting from the surface of the cloth. These fins lay flat on the surface of the cloth during weaving, but during finishing they were thrown into a rippling edge through the contraction of high twist wool in the ground cloth. The use of high twist yarns to create texture has since become a major concern of my work.