Final Project - Woven Dress

Name: Emily Sugars
Class: DS 229- Weaving I, Marianne Fairbanks
Major: Textile Design

The concept for this handwoven dress came from the desire to do as little cutting and manipulation to the naturally rectangular piece of cloth that a floor loom produces. With this in mind, I made the decision to cut into my cloth only twice- the circular cut out for the neck edge and the sliced off rectangular piece used for the collar. Because of the collar element the otherwise flat, out-of-date woven tunic becomes something contemporary
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