3 • Satin Weave Shawl

Madagascar, 2011
188 x 27 cm
Warp: 48 threads, Weft: 96 threads
Weight: 82 grams

Exhibited

April 2011:
Presented at the opening of ‘Spinning Gossamer:
Golden Spider Silk Textile’ exhibition at The Art Institute,
Chicago, USA
April 2012 – August 2013:
Copenhagen Museum of Natural History,
Denmark ‘Spiders’
September 2019 – April 2020:
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, USA
‘The Art and Design of Spider Silk’

This was the second small weave and was completed in 2011. Using a satin weave allowed the beauty of the silk and its extraordinary lustre to be showcased, offering a contrast to the etherealness of the sheer taffeta shawl.

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