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⚜ Artistry of weaving, where bold contrasts and redesigned patterns make unique art pieces.⚜
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Fashion and Lace museum

"Lace is an openwork fabric made with a needle or bobbins. The motifs are connected to each other by a background of stripes or mesh. Initially, it was made by hand and later it was mechanised. Lace is distinguished by its techniques, materials, motifs, colours, etc. Most of the time, it is the place where they were first produced that identifies them: Brussels, Malines, Valenciennes, Bruges, and so on"

Going through this exhibition I found lace the most intriguing. From 17th, 18th and 19th century up to today the museum showcases various styles of lace from France, Holland, Venice and various cities of Flanders and Belgium.

What is hidden in the multiple drawers and diplays is lace of such incredible intricacy that you cannot but be astonished. One of the panels has a magnifying glass for better to see just how tiny the stitches are! 😱 So much work, dedication and effort went into making these exquisite pieces worn by the nobility and royalty.
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#Artsandhistory #🇧🇪 #Belgium #arakhneweaving taken in Brussels, Belgium by @arakhneweaving

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Incredible craft work by the indigenous peoples of South America. Handwoven on strap looms, knitted, crocheted, knotted. The weaves are sometimes so delicate and thin as if they were woven with sewing threads! 😱
The patterns are so beautifully intricate and so are the colours. As I gazed at the mysterious motifs wondering about the whole process that went into creating them I was truly amazed.
Being this inspired with these pieces I shall definitely be incorporating some these ideas into my own work.

#southamérica #Artsandhistory #🇧🇪 #Belgium #arakhneweaving taken in Art & History Museum Brussels by @arakhneweaving

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Creating this vest was such a joy. I used crochet hook in a technique of a tambour needle, embroidering the floral patterns and chains. 🐚💜

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Brussels, Belgium by @arakhneweaving

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Out of the handwoven textile Id made a vest of a very simple cut and I'd decorated it richly by chain embroidering it with floral shapes. The pompons serve as a tie on 🐚💜

If you like my products and would like to support me you can do that on Ko-fi.com/arakhne

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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Out of the handwoven textile Id made a vest of a very simple cut and I'd decorated it richly by chain embroidering it with floral shapes. The pompons serve as a tie on 🐚💜

If you like my products and would like to support me you can do that on Ko-fi.com/arakhne

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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This handwoven, winter shawl is inspired by the ancient dye known as Tyrian purple or porfira. First produced in the city of Tyre in ancient Phoenicia. It was the most expensive dye in the ancient world, valued for its intense color and resistance to fading. It's value came from the labour intensive process of extracting the colour from the mucus of the Murex shell by crushing them yield a very small quantity of the pigment. It was also noted that it created an unbearable stench as the crushed snails were left to ferment and later were boiled and so on. 🐚💜

As history went on this colour become intrinsically linked with the ruling elite and the Roman Emperors, so much so that a phrase porphyrogenitos - "born in the purple" had been adopted, referring to a child born to the ruling family.

I obviously couldn't use the dye itself, but I used yarn in the colour palette which porfira covers and it ranges from brownish, oxblood, bordeaux, purple and bluish tones.

To finish the shawl I had embroidered the chain stitches along the sides using viscose yarn in subdued gold evoking a toga like look. An additional detail are the tiny pompons on both sides 🐚💜

I am showcasing the finished piece, the yarn I'd used, the decorative fringes, the shades of Tyrian purple, and some ai art.

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Region by @arakhneweaving

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To decorate finished shawl I'd decided to do crochet embroidery in style of tambour embroidery. I even have a tambour embroidery needle, but it wasn't suitable for this chunky textile as it kept on getting stuck in the yarn, so I used my regular crochet hook.
On an improvised frame and using nails, I stretched the shawl, as much as I could. In order to do this kind of embroidery the textile must be firmly stretched so as your hands are free - one to hold the hook and other to hold the thread underneath. I did three turns along the shawls sides plus two extra on its shorter sides. It was an oddly satisfying thing to do.🐚💜

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Serbia by @arakhneweaving

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I wish I was able to show you the idea, the details, my thoughts, then the finished shawl and me wearing it, the beautiful, changing colours, all at once, but alas, I only have these photos as impressions of all of that.

It is a handwoven shawl inspired by the idea of the Tyrian purple, an ancient dye made of crushed murex snails, from the Phoenician city of Tyre, in ancient times.

I worked quite diligently on it, weaving it on a loom then doing the embroidery, and lastly creating these gorgeous fringes using various braiding and knotting techniques. The book was a gift from friend who found it in one the second hand book shops in Brussels. The book teaches various techniques for creating fringes & cords and it's quite useful. 🐚💜

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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What I have created is a handwoven, winter shawl inspired by the ancient dye used for the clothes of the Roman elite and ruling class. Known as Tyrian purple or porfira, it was a dye extracted from the murex snails and regulated by law due to the expensive production process. It was a dye made by the Phoenicians, succeded by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

The constant change of the yarn of different colours during weaving gave a kind of texture without a pattern which demonstrates the whole idea of this porfira, not being one particular colour but several shades simultaneously.

The finishing touch was embroidered stitches along the shawl in subdued gold evoking a toga like look. 🐚💜

You can enjoy these images demonstrating my inspiration and how I transferred it from the idea in my head, into paper to textile and something beautiful to wear, something with a story.

If you like my products and would like to support me you can do that on Ko-fi.com/arakhne

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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For this weaving project I had assembled all the yarn in the palette of the purpura or πορφύρα /porphyra (in Greek) which refers to the Tyrian purple, a colour which ranges from oxblood, reddish, bordeaux, purple, fuscia and bluish shades.

What you see served on a tray is a gorgeous portion of a huge variety of yarns that helped me create a weave texture. There's lots of mohair, cotton, viscose, wool, some wondrous handspun yarn, chenille, eyelash and other effective yarns which are a blend of synthetic and natural fibers.

From all these yarns I've created a warp, which is basic threads, wound on a pegged frame. Here the yarn assemblance is quite important as it gives the vertical stripes to the pattern created during weaving. Later on this warp is tied and moved onto the loom from the next step. 🐚💜

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If you like my products and would like to support me you can do that on Ko-fi.com/arakhne

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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Purpura in Latin or πορφύρα /porphyra in Greek refers to the Tyrian purple, a colour of a historical significance which ranges between oxblood, reddish to purple and blue. First produced in the city of Tyre in ancient Phoenicia. It was the most expensive dye in the ancient world, valued for its intense color and resistance to fading. It's value came from the labour intensive process of extracting the colour from the mucus of the Murex shell by crushing them yield a very small quantity of the pigment. It was also noted that it created an unbearable stench as the crushed snails were left to ferment and later were boiled and so on. 🐚💜

As history went on this colour become intrinsically linked with the ruling elite and the Roman Emperors, so much so that a phrase porphyrogenitos - "born in the purple" had been adopted, referring to a child born to the ruling family.

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If you like my products and would like to support me you can do that on Ko-fi.com/arakhne

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#πορφύρα #purpura #tyrianpurple #arakhne #arakhneweaving by @arakhneweaving

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The first batch of hand dyed yarn was done with onion skins, which I've been collecting for long time. The first experiment was with iron mordant and it gave a a raw umber shade. For the second try I baked baking soda, creating ash soda and that one gave this warm ochre.

I've tried dyeing with few plants but I didn't manage for the fiber to keep the colour and I will definitely have to buy alum salts.

I also wanted to show you this gorgeous yarn I bought from a yarn shop which sells Italian yarn by grams. I opted for the golden white version ( there was golden-purple and golden -dark gray one) The golden bit is like a foil and reflects light beautifully. It'll give such a fantastic golden effects to my next project!
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#yarn #Arakhne #arakhneweaving taken in Balkan Mountains by @arakhneweaving

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