Textiles By Nicola - Stained Glass Windows

Stained Glass Windows

The project was based on stained glass windows found in Milan and Southwark, London cathedrals. On these visits I was inspired by the windows and in particular the contrast between the colours of the glass and the dark silhouette of the lead. Using photographs of the windows I used Photoshop to produce widths of colour, which dictated the colour order for the warp. My plan was to create a silk woven scarf from my designs.

Coloured Ink Blobs Drawing inspired from a building in Milan	Testing Stripes	Picture turned into stripes
Stripe Process	Collage Contrast Collage of stained glass windows with a cut out layered over	Plain Weave and Twill Plain weave and twill sample
Alternative colouring warp Sample trying a different colour way and alternating blocks of pattern	Alternative Warp Colour Way Different blocks of twill	Contrasting Colours Sample using contrasting colours with a twill and crepe pattern
Contrasting Floats Contrasting colours using floats as an added feature to the twill	99	76
45	Final Piece Scarf produced as a final outcome for the project