Compelling Interlaced Colours

The digital technology adopted in weaving industry has greatly enhanced production efficiency. However, we have compromised many artistic and colour values that traditional weaving has been offered to us. We have been exploring the physiological optical illusion of juxtaposed primary-coloured yarns to overcome the current limitations in woven textile coloration. The existing Jacquard machinery is restricted to supply the number of yarn colours due to its performance characteristics that limits multi-colour reproduction. Over the last 10 years extensive weaving experiments have been conducted to expand a feasible weave colour scope by using only a small number of primary-coloured yarns. Various colour theories, digital images, and traditional weave structures have been tested to prove. Through this exhibition, we introduce the first kind woven Jacquard textiles that encompass colour, material, and texture initiation to make a valuable contribution to current woven textile coloration and design methods.

Exhibited at The Fashion Gallery, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU, Hong Kong, 3 - 20 March 2023.