Colour Chips, Samples and Tests

Colour chips, samples, and tests are a crucial step in the process of developing a Jacquard weaving. The leap from design on-screen to material expression is a huge one. Woven tests are the only way to figure out what you've programmed the loom to do, how the colours will appear and mix, and what textural effects can be achieved. Below are some examples, ranging from early experiments to project-specific developments and perfecting of technique.

Kelly Thompson. Colour and resolution tests.

Sophia Borowska. Colour chips for final piece in the Poor Image series.

Kelly Thompson. Sample for "Fluid Data", testing the interaction between industrial weaves and double-weaves.

Kelly Thompson. Reverse side of "Fluid Data" test.

Kelly Thompson. Warp float interaction tests.

Kelly Thompson. Texture and float tests.

Kelly Thompson. Samples for "Fluid Data", working though sections left unwoven.

Kelly Thompson. Reverse side of unwoven samples.

Kelly Thompson, Week 1 Experiments

Kelly Thompson. Week 1 Experiments. Reverse Side.

Sophia Borowska. Week 1 Experiments. Double-weave with a patterned stitcher (brick pattern in upper half hold the two layers together)

Sophia Borowska. Week 1 Experiments. Reverse Side with free-floating warps.