Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves

Download or read book Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves written by Ann Richards and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.