Unpainted (Check Variations) (2020)
A series of handwoven canvases made from undyed, dyed and bleached linen.
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Unpainted (Irregular Check Variations) (2020)
A series of stretched canvases hand-woven from undyed, dyed and bleached linen.
The Linen Weavers / Die Leinenweber (2020)
The Linen Weavers / Die Leinenweber Digital video; 15 minutes. 2020 Remixed from “Bäuerliche Leinenweberei”, a series of archive films recording the re-enactment of rural linen weaving in Dickenshied, Germany, 1978-1979. I made this film as a way of thinking about my own work and about weaving as a manual practice. The weavers in the … Continue reading The Linen Weavers / Die Leinenweber (2020)
Straight Draw (2019)
Straight Draw 2019 One hundred pattern drafts for a four-shaft loom. Digital animation & PDF download. © Max Mosscrop 2019
Loom, No. 2 (2018-22)
The loom is at the heart of my practice. It is my subject and my method. I designed and built this loom in 2018 but continue to modify it in response to new practical challenges and my evolving understanding of the craft. In 2020 I rebuilt the countermarche mechanism with 16 leaves and treadles … Continue reading Loom, No. 2 (2018-22)