ABOUT
Ellie is a passionate, first class graduate textile practice student, specialising in woven textiles. She has a large portfolio with creative and award-winning textiles, which boldly demonstrate her personality. Her woven textiles consist of experimentations and colour that embody her initial drawings.
Ellie has been creative all her life. From being inspired by her mum, she wanted to be an artist when she was little. After receiving an A* in GCSE fine art, she continued her studies at Leeds Art University, where her love for textiles was discovered. At college, she combined textiles with her fine art skills, wanting to be a designer. Finally focusing in textiles at university of Huddersfield, Ellie’s passion truly excelled within the weave specialism, where she began exploring the unique technique of Passementerie.
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Ellie's career in textiles and carpet design began on a high note as she transitioned from university to working at Calderdale Carpets. With a natural talent for carpet design and a solid foundation in weaving from her education, Ellie quickly excelled in her role. Having worked on notable projects like Wetherby Whaler and Wetherspoons, she continues to thrive and grow as a designer, constantly expanding her skills and knowledge in the industry.
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Scroll down to view Ellie's accomplishments and techniques.
ACCOMPLISMENTS
In Ellie’s first year of university, the year group was given a live brief by the Duchess of York. The brief was called Apothecary: they had to create a design for a children's interior or fashion outcome. Ellie used her spunky personality to create a mushroom themed project, focusing upon the shapes of mushrooms and also the colours within. Ellie came first in the competition!
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In her final year of university, Ellie achieved another award - a scholarship from the Weavers' Company to fund her final major project. Since finishing this project, she has also received several awards for it. These include from the Bradford Textile Society and Huddersfield Textiles Society. To view the project click here.
Passementerie
“Decorative trimming such as tassels, braid and fringing used on furniture and clothing”
Passementerie is a technique that was used in the 16th century within France. This was specifically a trim of gold or silver to highlight the interior or clothing. In the 19th century, this was experimented with more, using wider ranges of fringes, gimps, braiding, and tassels. If you had passementerie within your interior, this meant that you were wealthy, so the trend grew and the more flamboyant and complex pieces you had the better. Passementerie is used as trimmings to create highlights on soft furnishings, like curtains, cushions, and sofas, with yarns which are woven, plaited, and braided to create these bold finishings. Ellie uses passementerie within her work to create a modern and unique look to the technique whilst bringing it back into the 21st century.
