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Helen Foot

MA work

Labours of Love

Labours of Love is a collection of woven fabrics designed for fashion, inspired by traditional handcraft skills such as patchwork and quilts, cross-stitch embroidery and tapestry, as well as hand weaving. Colour plays a vital and dominating role in the creation of three stories within the collection, ranging from fresh and fruity bright tones through to muted leafy greens, paler pastels and neutrals, with echoes of nostalgia in the faded quality of the well worn.

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  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Textiles, 2010

    Specialism

    Woven Textiles

  • Labours of Love

    Labours of Love is a collection of woven fabrics designed for fashion, inspired by traditional handcraft skills such as patchwork and quilts, cross-stitch embroidery and tapestry, as well as hand weaving. Colour plays a vital and dominating role in the creation of three stories within the collection, ranging from fresh and fruity bright tones through to muted leafy greens, paler pastels and neutrals, with echoes of nostalgia in the faded quality of the well worn.

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons), Textile Design: Weave, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, 2005; Foundation Art and Design, Shrewsbury College of Art & Technology, 2002
  • Experience

  • Freelance designer, Paul Smith, London, 2010; Work placement, Holbrook Studios, London, 2008; Studio manager, Wallace Sewell, London, 2006/7; Freelance weaver, SALT, London, 2006
  • Exhibitions

  • Art vs Artist, Hive Gallery, Shrewsbury, 2009; New Designers, Business Design Center, London, 2005
  • Awards

  • Worshipful Company of Weavers Scholarship, 2007 & 2008; Shrewsbury Drapers Company Bursary, 2007