YOU ARE PURCHASING ONE FABRIC WALL HANGING, NOT THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF 8. DRIFTWOOD LOG AND STRING NOT INCLUDED.
This unique wall hanging has a pale cream background to which faded red, olive and army green shapes representing pressed seaweed have been added then further embellished.
It is long and narrow and may hang ceiling to floor. It could be ideal for adding decoration to staircases or double height spaces and adding texture to your wall. It would suit a coastal home or one with a natural theme. The muted tones of olive green, faded red and beige would complement many home colour schemes.
The edge is couched with seaweed dyed yarn whilst the green seaweed shape is machine embroidered with pink and red variegated thread. Below there is a negative cut out behind a green seaweed leaf which has been embroidered using green cotton thread and yarn dyed with seaweed, loops have been left to add texture. The big faded red leaf patch is heat pressed twice at different angles, and then cut out to emphasise the print, then further embroidered with gold thread to add sparkle. The beige fabric leaf is dyed with seaweed, and edged with a thick red cord to contrast. The netting background is heat pressed with seaweed shapes to add texture. The green woollen shape is outlined in a gold thread to add sparkle and show its structure. The red negative shape is embellished with wool dyed with seaweed. The bottom shape is upside down so it hangs off the edge, and is stitched round in bright red, to make it ripple slightly like real seaweed.
There are grommets on the top edge so that the hanging can hook over nails on the wall, or as seen here, hung with yarn from a piece of driftwood.
Approximate measurements:
217cm length
27cm smallest width
47cm widest width
Materials:
Cotton, polyester, polyester netting, acrylic wool, cotton yarn, metallised thread
Cleaning advice:
Spot clean with a damp sponge if dirty
Blow with a hairdryer occasionally to keep dust free
Keep away from fire
How this Wall Hanging came to be
My collection of seaweed inspired wall hangings took shape over a number of months.
The starting point to my project was discovering a collection of pressed seaweed on postcards (see image on Home page), which had belonged to my great grandfather. Through research I discovered that these postcards were likely from the Victorian era, as collecting and pressing seaweed was a very popular woman’s hobby during this time. The colours of the pressed seaweed survived well, and I was inspired to use them as my colour palette. I wanted to base my project on a coastal theme whilst not being generic and predictable, by choosing seaweed as my subject matter, which is often overlooked for the more appreciated, prettier shells and seaside creatures. I value the fascinating natural textures of seaweed and aspired to show this through my collection.
I enjoyed learning new skills such as pressing seaweed, dyeing with seaweed and other natural plant dyes, heat press techniques, using bondaweb, and couching. I also expanded on my existing skills such as crochet, shibori, fabric manipulation, beading, melting plastic to make fabric, water soluble fabric embroidery and machine embroidery. I have always been attracted to dyeing fabric and used seaweed, tea, coffee, madder, goldenrod, walnut leaves, and birch bark to dye fabric and yarns, which I used to decorate my wall hangings. Having previously enjoyed pre
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