Sample-sized tapestries

Lately I've been almost compulsively weaving these mini tapestries — at home, on the train, at the park… Whenever I find some free time, I pick up my tiny loom and some wool, and I start turning threads into fabric.

As I’m making so many, I have time to think about them, what they represent and why they are, at the moment, my favourite form of expression.

Initially, they were just samples of different naturally dyed yarn, that I wanted to see woven. Slowly, each tiny tapestry turned into wall art, each one containing different traditional techniques. Some are made with wool that I handspun, others with wool, linen or cotton dyed by me with natural ingredients, others with a bit of each technique.

They all represent our collective will to transform wool (or any other fiber) into yarn, and yarn into fabric. They are small samples of knowledge and collective effort, and as such they have strength in themselves, as a testimony to the passion and fascination we have for textiles.

Sometimes I am asked what is their use - I don’t know how to answer.
They look good on the wall, I think.

Find a collection of these tapestries at my store in Porto – Terra e Fio