Weave aesthetic

Take a peep inside the studios of contemporary makers on the loom.

Amy Revier looks up from the poem she is reading aloud, an introduction of sorts to Isabella DuCrot’s Text On Textile, written by Patrizia Cavalli. Bathed

To create their intricately beautiful array of fabrics, A Rum Fellow’s cofounders, husband-and-wife Dylan O’Shea and Caroline Lindsell, draw on centuries-old techniques found in Guatemala. “It’s a nation that lives and breathes textiles,” says O’Shea. There, family-run weavers produce the London-based studio’s brightly colored brocades and fabrics, which debut in the U.S. this summer with

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The bag making starts with the weaving of hundred percent jute or Hybrid of Jute Cotton fabrics. In jute fabric, jute threads are used both in horizontal and vertical stitching, in jute cotton, jute is used in horizontal fashion (in shuttles of loom) to hide the roughness, and to give a detailed finish through cotton thread overlaying, jute cotton fabric is in more demand because cotton can be easily dyed in numerous color options and fine smooth texture feel.

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Kasey J. Ray on Instagram: "I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to pull out the needles + yarn and knit again! Perfect for deep winter days when you want to stay cozy but also need to work with your hands. I knitted the whole skein in a seeded rib stitch and then just weaved/stitched the buff into the size + shape I wanted, so it’s super simple to just pull on. ☺️🧶🕯"