Emma Gall
Design For Textiles BA Hons
Heriot Watt University
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textiles - Weave / Textiles for Interiors
Location: Galashiels, United Kingdom
Emma Gall
First Name: Emma
Last Name: Gall
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textiles - Weave / Textiles for Interiors
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My Location: Galashiels, United Kingdom
University / College: Heriot Watt University
Course / Program Title: Design For Textiles BA Hons
About
Textile designer, based in the UK, originally from Hungary with Australian origins.
This project was inspired by a Scottish folktale, The Battle of Seasons. The collection builds on the constant battle between Spring and Winter, Summer and Autumn, juxtaposing emotions, while translating Scotland's rugged landscape into texture. I worked with a given palette to create new shades, by using at least two to four different yarns next to each other. This technique elevates the texture and overall outlook of the samples. The collection has been designed for menswear sport jacketing, giving a new meaning to heritage tweed wear.
Competitions
Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
Interlaced identities
Interlaced Identities combines textile traditions and materials from a traditional Transylvanian region I am connected to with my current professional context as a resident in Scotland and the UK. Through interviews with local people of the Kalotaszeg region, I identified aspects of a vanishing vernacular culture and textile tradition. My concept was informed by the blend of these cultures. This is evident in my choice to pair locally sourced hemp twine and thread from Kalotaszeg with wool, a characteristic Scottish material. Technical development of the collection included exploring the integration of wool and hemp yarns within the same warp. I layered textural woven structures with hand and machine embellishments, using hand stitching, figured details, discharge printing techniques, and floral inspired embroidery. I believe this project will raise awareness of disappearing traditions and how these technologies can inform modern practice and promote research in sustainable alternatives for the textile industry.
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