Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf (T129)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Sharon Ting

Title

Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf

Made in

London

Date

1994

Description

Silk polyviscose velvet scarf with a stripe and block design in pink, purple, gold and black.

Materials and techniques

Special mixed fibre velvet, silk polyviscose velvet. Devore/burn out technique applied to fabric with patterned textured silk screen. Fabric then dyed with direct blue, then white discharge silk screened onto piled side of velvet to obtain pattern

Dimensions

length:  143cm
width:  52cm

Object number

T129

Category

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

  • Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

    Handprinted Devore Velvet Scarf, Sharon Ting, 1994, Crafts Council Collecton: T129. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

Maker's statement

1995: My larger one-off printed velvet devore hangings which I produced for my degree show at the RCA was the inspiration for the scarves. They started off as mini versions of the banners and the designs evolved into collection