Millie Inman

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Discover my design and making process

Weaving a scarf on a two shaft upright Dryad loom.
Weaving a scarf on a two shaft upright Dryad loom.
Experimenting with colour palettes and placements for my project at Standfast and Barracks.
Experimenting with colour palettes and placements for my project at Standfast and Barracks.
Dyed yarn in natural shades of red, orange and brown drying on a rack
Several hand-dyed hanks and a hand-dyed warp.
Measuring out a warp on a warping frame.
Measuring out a warp on a warping frame.
Hand-dyed yarn on cheeses ready to be used as weft yarns.
Hand-dyed yarn on cheeses ready to be used as weft yarns.
woven fabric in red and blue with square blocks of plaster incorporated
Experimenting with incorporating different materials into my textiles samples. With this sample I set my warp yarns into blocks of plaster before weaving with them.
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Carding fleece ready to spin.
Carding fleece ready to spin.

Threading up a double warp on a dobby loom.

A plastic bowl with fabric in submerged in dye, and a metal spoon.
Using iron as a modifier and a fabric sample dyed with buckthorn as part of a series of colour experiments.
Painting from primary imagery as part of my design process.
Painting from primary imagery as part of my design process.
Spinning yarn
Spinning fleece on a spinning wheel.
A metal dye pan full of orange coloured dye and yarn
Dyeing my hand spun yarn and carded fleece with avocado dye.
a weaving look with photographs attached
Keeping my inspiration fresh in my mind with my primary imagery at my loom.
Dyeing a warp in an indigo dye vat wearing rubber gloves.
Dyeing a warp in an indigo dye vat.

Measuring out my warp on a warping mill.

a computer screen with a Jaquard design that has illustrations of weaving shuttles and thread
Using Pointcarre to create Jacquard files ready to be woven.