Making Textiles : Designers for Industry
’The Archive is made from selected and consciously chosen documentation from the past and also from the mad fragmentations that no one intended to preserve and that just ended up there….And nothing happens to this stuff, in the Archive. It is indexed, and catalogued, and some of it is not indexed and catalogued, and some of it is lost. But as stuff, it just sits there until it is read, and used and narrativised.’
‘And: the Archive is also a place of dreams.’
Steedman, C.(2001).
‘We will use our collections and expertise to inspire and enlighten our users.
This will be done by providing enjoyable museum experiences that reflect the stories and communities of Bolton and that contribute towards creating a strong and confident borough.’
Bolton Museum - Museum Collections Policy 2014
I have had a fascination with these items and swatches of fabric that are generally hidden away from public view, held in pattern books as ‘orphan prints’ and original paper based designs,and a curiosity towards how I might use this experience as a concept for creative and historical research both within my own work as a designer and textile printer, and also as a basis for teaching.
