Colours of South America Scroll down Take a Closer Look My latest work was inspired by a trip to Chile and the ancient South American textiles I saw there Using a silk double warp I could evolve my use of woven shibori to explore texture and colour Cochineal, henna and cutch space dyed warp Stripes of cochineal, henna and cutch colour the warp A vibrant palette was created by overdyeing in madder A much darker palette was achieved by overdyeing in indigo An aged quality, like the ancient pieces I saw in Chile, has been created by the holes left by the yarn used to gather the piece
