Classic Carrier (T145)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Sharon Porteous
Title
Classic Carrier
Made in
Stoke-on-Trent
Date
1997
Description
White rectangular box-shaped bag with holes for handles at top, predominantly white translucent colour with horizontal bands of woven of thread.
Materials and techniques
Hand-woven recycling waste plastic carrier bags and reclaimed yarn. Initially plastic is cut into strips, then using a spaced warp on a counter balance loom the plastic is woven in as the weft. Once off the loom the fabric is heat pressed and then constructed into its end product.
Dimensions
height: 35cm
width: 28.5cm
depth: 12cm
Object number
T145