The Acqua alta themes are about historic textile workshops. About seaweed on the steps of the waterfronts. About mussels clinging to the mooring ropes of the island of Torcello. Points of memory about Venice that have made this city the most desirable for me.
Perhaps this is the most romantic design I have created.
Two mini designs: red seaweed from the "Album of Seaweed Pictures" and shells from the "Mineral Conchology of GB".
Materials and Techniques.
Margilan silk, metallic Japanese ribbons, corals, porcelain, tulle, purl. An exciting variety when opening the kit.
Volumes, sculpting, and techniques for working with a large amount of embellishments.
What’s included in the kit: • Base fabric. Please pay attention when selecting the product card. Solid golden dense silk. Or fabric brought from the historic Venetian workshop Rubelli (limited quantity). • Margilan silk. • Tulle. • Spiral bugle beads. • Red and white natural coral. • Metallic archival beads. • Felt. • Silk fibers. • Ring beads. • Assorted beads. Vintage; various sizes, shapes, shades, and finishes. • Assorted sequins, various sizes, shapes, shades, and finishes. • Wool and silk embroidery floss. • Purl. • Vintage purl braid. • Japanese metallic lace. • Threads for attaching embellishments. • Needles. • PDF file with instructions, charts, photos of the finished work, and a link to video material (macro filming of all used techniques). • Presentation for the lecture “Fabrics of Venice”.
