Arts Thread

This project looked at the architecture and interiors of stately homes and manor houses, focusing on details like ironwork, wallpaper, curtains, and furnishings. It was influenced by my experience of living in a boarding school set in a country house, meaning much of the work was shaped by memory, atmosphere, and how I perceived these spaces growing up. I approached these environments through the perspective of a young girl, which was represented through in my material choices, especially in my use of gold and pink yarns. I also drew on motifs from my childhood, allowing me to bring a sense of softness and playfulness that contrasted with the formality and grandeur of these interiors. Through my weaving, I experimented with breaking down and reworking traditional tartan structures. By playing with density, scale, and materials, I tried to reflect how memory can feel distorted and fragmented, while also emphasising that heightened, childlike way of seeing. Overall, the project explored how textiles can communicate personal and cultural memory, combining pieces of lived experience with material experimentation. The final outcomes were designed with fashion in mind, supported by illustrations that showed how the woven pieces might exist on the body.