Textiles By Nicola - Experimental Paper

Experimental Paper

This was a project where I manipulated paper and experimented with weaving with paper yarns. I also used hand-spun newspaper to make my own paper yarn. By exploring the capabilities of paper yarns I found they created a structured weave. I then decided to try weaving three-dimensional samples through double cloth and pleating.

Plain Weave Spun Newspaper	Honeycomb With Spun Newspaper	Extra-Warp Spun Newspaper
Paper Pleats On Cotton Warp	Paper Pleats On Paper Warp	Rya Knots Spun newspaper woven using rya knots
Rya Knots Close Up Close up of layered spun rya knots	Tasseled Coloured yarn added in-between plain weave spun newspaper	Pleated Paper Pleats woven in paper and cotton
Loopy Paper Weave Loosely woven newspaper manipulation	Embellished Tracing Paper Coloured yarn floats on tracing paper	Spun Newspaper Tube Close Up double weave spun newspaper
Spun Newspaper Tube Double weave spun newspaper	Shredded Paper Shredded paper padded weave	Newspaper Floats Spun newspaper with large floats

Experimental Paper

Plain Weave Spun Newspaper

Honeycomb With Spun Newspaper

Extra-Warp Spun Newspaper

Paper Pleats On Cotton Warp

Paper Pleats On Paper Warp

Rya Knots

Spun newspaper woven using rya knots

Rya Knots Close Up

Close up of layered spun rya knots

Tasseled

Coloured yarn added in-between plain weave spun newspaper

Pleated Paper

Pleats woven in paper and cotton

Loopy Paper Weave

Loosely woven newspaper manipulation

Embellished Tracing Paper

Coloured yarn floats on tracing paper

Spun Newspaper Tube

Close Up double weave spun newspaper

Spun Newspaper Tube

Double weave spun newspaper

Shredded Paper

Shredded paper padded weave

Newspaper Floats

Spun newspaper with large floats