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Inspired by seascapes and landscapes, Lucy MacDonald of Arra Textiles, blends heritage hand weaving techniques with complex, contemporary textile design. Each location based, capsule collection consists of both functional and decorative pieces linked by natural materials, sustainably sourced dye plants and a connection to place.
GALLERY OF WORK
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Birichen Cushions :
Simple warm shades of merino wool inspired by long winter walks along Scottish shorelines. Each Birichen Cushion in Stone has been carefully designed with a gradient colour pattern which gradually blends light into dark. The complex woven design creates a repeat pattern visible from a distance which becomes more detailed and delicate the closer that it is viewed.
40cm x 40cm
Merino Wool
RRP £72
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Large Fleet Blanket in Smoke :
Soft merino wool waves in shades of blue inspired by summer evenings spent on golden sands. Each Fleet Blanket has been carefully designed with a gradient colour pattern which gradually blends light into dark. The complex woven design creates a repeat pattern visible from a distance which becomes more detailed and delicate the closer that it is viewed.
170cm x 230cm
Merino Wool
RRP £450
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Trade Winds Cowl :
Handwoven in the Arra Textiles Studio using a beautifully soft blended yarn of cotton and merino wool, each cowl is unique. A woven double cloth structure allows the Trade Winds Cowl to be reversable and to blend colour shades into complex organic patterns. Inspired by walks along the rocky shoreline in shades of ochre, topaz and lichen.
35cm x 70cm
45% Cotton and 55% Merino Wool
RRP £145
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Small Evelix Blanket in Sea Holly :
In shades of soft merino wool inspired by spring days in the north spent by cool shallow waters. Each Evelix Blanket has been carefully designed with a gradient colour pattern which gradually blends light into dark. The complex woven design creates a repeat pattern visible from a distance which becomes more detailed and delicate the closer that it is viewed.
155cm 170cm
Merino Wool
£325
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Standing Stones Cowl Scarf :
Handwoven in the studio, the Standing Stones Cowl Scarves blend heritage tapestry techniques with contemporary woven design. A capsule collection, each scarf is unique with gradient colour panels woven into the fabric. The scarves have a subtle texture created with complex handwoven structures echoing the waves of the North Sea.
75cm x 38cm
Blue Faced Leicester Wool and Cotton/Merino Wool
RRP £165
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Designs from the Ur Lofti Collection :
Developed and woven in Iceland during my summer residency at the Textile Centre, each artwork is a hand woven snapshot of the landscape. Hand spun Icelandic wool weft yarns create a feeling of movement and texture, while the intricate woven structures create a variety of scenes from coastal causeways to lichen covered rocks. Part of my Icelandic journey, this unique, site specific capsule collection, combines technology, heritage craft skills and a connection to place. Each design will be hung individually.
Sizes vary but most are around 30cm x 80cm
Cotton and Hand Spun/Plant Dyed Icelandic Wool
RRP £115 – £320
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Oceanic 1.2 Artwork :
With a contemporary twist on an age old process, I blend ancient tapestry techniques with contemporary woven design. This piece was inspired by the beaches of Orkney and has been woven in locally sourced fleece which was spun the dyed in the studio using locally foraged plants.
76cm x 57cm
Handspun/ Plant dyed Scottish Wool
RRP £2450
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'Ur Lofti' From The Air Artwork :
Developed and woven in Iceland during my summer residency at the Textile Centre, each artwork is a hand woven snapshot of the sea from above. Hand spun Icelandic wool weft yarns create a feeling of movement and texture, while the intricate woven structures depict the waves crashing onto the shore.
Part of my Icelandic journey, this unique, site specific capsule collection, combines technology, heritage craft skills and a connection to place.
27cm x 27cm x 6cm
Cotton and Handspun/Plant dyed Icelandic Wool
RRP £115
