GILLIAN LAKE-THOMPSON
  • Illustration & Lettering
  • Graphic Design
  • Surface Pattern Design
  • Textiles
    • Fashion & Wearable Art >
      • GARB (2011)
      • ITCH (2011)
      • Cnidaria (2011)
      • MEMORY (2010)
      • Birdsuit (2010)
      • Cutlery Dress (2009)
    • Knitwear & Felt >
      • This Woolly Island (2012)
      • 2011-2012 Felted Hat Collection
      • Give Me Spots on my Apples (2013)
      • The Cape Mabou Sweater (2013)
      • Secret CBC Crafting Society (2013)
      • Knitted Hats (2012)
      • Machine-Knit Lace (2012)
      • Lifecycle Jewellery
      • Cool-Aid Portrait
    • Dyeing & Printing >
      • House of Windsor Toile
      • Insect Print
      • Plant Cell Quilt
      • Beekeeper Cushions
      • 90's Cassettes (Fabric Yardage)
    • Handweaving & Embroidery >
      • CBC Family Portraits
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Birdsuit

Birdsuit was an exercise in felting and dyeing.  An old woollen sweater was felted in a washing machine, and then cut and stitched back together to form a base garment.  Wool roving was then needle-felted into feathery shapes and dyed with acid dyes in various tropical shades, and then stitched onto the base garment.  The mask was created by needle-felting wool roving to create a think, dense shape, and then embellished with felted "feathers" and beads.
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  • Illustration & Lettering
  • Graphic Design
  • Surface Pattern Design
  • Textiles
    • Fashion & Wearable Art >
      • GARB (2011)
      • ITCH (2011)
      • Cnidaria (2011)
      • MEMORY (2010)
      • Birdsuit (2010)
      • Cutlery Dress (2009)
    • Knitwear & Felt >
      • This Woolly Island (2012)
      • 2011-2012 Felted Hat Collection
      • Give Me Spots on my Apples (2013)
      • The Cape Mabou Sweater (2013)
      • Secret CBC Crafting Society (2013)
      • Knitted Hats (2012)
      • Machine-Knit Lace (2012)
      • Lifecycle Jewellery
      • Cool-Aid Portrait
    • Dyeing & Printing >
      • House of Windsor Toile
      • Insect Print
      • Plant Cell Quilt
      • Beekeeper Cushions
      • 90's Cassettes (Fabric Yardage)
    • Handweaving & Embroidery >
      • CBC Family Portraits
  • About