Thursday 7 July 2011

Fogo Island braided rug project part I (the patterns)






This is the original Fogo Island wall paper that Kym Greeley and I based our screen printed fabric designs on.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (canvas)





Here's braided rug sample no. 9 made while on Fogo Island.
Kym Greeley and I designed and screen printed the cotton fabric in St. John's; the pattern is based on old wall paper designs from Fogo Island. This one is only pinned together too.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (grey)





Here's braided rug sample no. 8 made while on Fogo Island.
Kym Greeley and I designed and screen printed the cotton fabric in St. John's; the pattern is based on old wall paper designs from Fogo Island

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (orange)





Here's braided rug sample no. 7 made while on Fogo Island.
Kym Greeley and I designed and screen printed the cotton fabric in St. John's; the pattern is based on old wall paper designs from Fogo Island. This one is only pinned together too.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (white square)




Here's braided rug six made while on Fogo Island, as a test I made it rectangular.
This one's made from a 2nd hand duvet cover + cotton fabric from the local store and is partly pinned, partly sewn.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (white)





Here's the 5th braided rug I made while on Fogo Island.
This one is made from a 2nd hand duvet cover + cotton fabric from the local store.
This one too is only pinned together.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (green/pink)








Here are samples 3 + 4 of the braided rugs I made while on Fogo Island.
These two are made from a 2nd hand curtain top + cotton fabric from the local store. To save time they are both only pinned together.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (mint green)





Here's the second braided rug I made while on Fogo Island.
This one is made from two 2nd hand pillow cases + cotton fabric from the local store.

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Fogo Island braided rug project part I (brown)





Here's the first braided rug I made while on Fogo Island.
It's a sample and made from a 2nd hand pillow case, hence the size

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new series of paper pots / urns




patchwork blanket (in progress)


hand sewn patchwork pillow (for my friend Kym)