Alice Jacoby
Textile Design BA (Hons)
Falmouth University
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My location: Somerset, United Kingdom
Alice Jacoby
First Name: Alice
Last Name: Jacoby
University / College: Falmouth University
Course / Program: Textile Design BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My Location: Somerset, United Kingdom
About
I am conscientious and dedicated to sustainability and the environment. I have lots of experience working for sustainable textiles and fashion designers, such as VIN+OMI and Jessie de Salis. I am currently loving being experimental and innovative on my Textile Design degree course, with processes such as weaving and natural dyeing. I am extremely excited to get more industry knowledge and to build up my portfolio of practices.
Colour & material 2066
My concept for this project was inspired by urban waste and graffiti and what the world will be like in 2066, I concluded that the world will be in a state of disrepair and all of our textiles will have to be hand-spun using locally sourced materials, such as wool and recycled textiles, as well as coloured with waste products. I extracted colour from food waste and used existing colour on discarded textiles. I experimented dyeing with onion skins, berries, beetroot, cabbage, black beans and rosemary to get a range of colour. I was very aware of using as little water and heat as possible. I tested carding and spinning yarn from scrap yarn bins to bring bursts of colour throughout the weave. I also used the natural colour of Welsh Mountain Balwen fleece, alpaca and Texel fleece I had obtained.
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