In this project, I will begin to record textiles through selecting, observing and drawing pieces from an archive source. So, before we get into anything, I will describe what textiles means to me and whether they could have stories or narratives attached to them. I believe textiles to be pieces of yarn woven together to create a fabric. A textile is any material that is made of interlacing fibres such as clothing, blankets, carpets and so on.
Some textiles can either tell a story itself or have a story behind it. For example, a hand-me-down jumper would have been passed down through many generations and gained a few age-related marks over the years. It holds memories and therefore has a story behind it. Another example would be a tapestry that physically tells a story on the fabric. Grayson Perry does it perfectly with The Vanity of Small Differences.
Perry, Grayson. “The Vanity of Small Differences” Pera Museum, 15 May 2015. At: https://www.peramuseum.org/blog/the-vanity-of-small-differences/1443#:~:text=The%20Vaity%20of%20Small%20Differences%20is%20a%20series,seen%20in%20the%20Grayson%%3A%20Small%20Differences%20exhibition. [accessed 12/09/22]
A Journey Through a Creative Arts Degree 