”Silverwoolly” 2022
Katré ”Silverwoolly” 2022
For many years, I have been making shoulder bags, handbags, and backpacks from furniture industry scraps. Among the remnants there are always woolen fabrics and woolen felt fabrics. Wool is my very valuable material for, therefore no residues containing wool have been raked to be used for sale. In this way, a large amount of wool industrial waste has accumulated and I decided to use them as the main material for the collection. If you pull parallels between metals and fabric fibers, then for me silk is equal to gold and wool with silver. This is how the title of my collection could be written. The collection The models are inspired by recycling, folk costume skirts, jewelry and about being unique. Folk costume skirts are powerful, colorful things for me. Works woven on axes. Harmony of colors, horizontal and vertical stripes, pleating and crafts are a common theme in my collection. I am also always I am fascinated by jewelry, which I will use again this time, but in my own way.
The collection consists mainly of wool fabrics for the furniture industry and wool felt fabrics. For many years I have been making shoulder, arm and backpacks, which always include wool fabrics and wool felt fabrics. Wool is very valuable material for me, so I haven’t turned them into sales products In this way, a sufficient amount of wool industrial waste has accumulated to be used now to make something exciting. I have also collected a lot of wool sweaters that I can use as details in the collection.
The collection is made from furniture industry waste, so it is a sustainable product. mindset. I am also a very big collector and planner. I have consciously collected my valuable fabric scraps containing wool for the collection, so that there is no waste when creating the collection lack of material for realizing ideas. In the course of previous work, furniture felt The clothing tests I have made have proven successful. So now I dare to make a bigger undertake a collection. A parallel can be drawn to the field of precious metals: silversmiths melt down every last bit of silver into new jewelry or objects. Why should then take valuable wool material to the landfill?
The collection is not designed to be a mass-market product and worn by the masses. The models are created and produced as unique pieces for the OmaMood fashion show. The clothes are wearable and inspired by the skirts and adornments of folk costumes. The clothes are full of character and designed for those who are not afraid to be unique.
As a designer, I am always looking for new solutions. I am not so much interested in fashion trends. going along, rather than interpreting and finding harmony between the new and the old, hoping that my creations will become timeless garments. By organizing exhibitions and fashion shows I also exhibit works from over ten years ago and I realize again that people find older works fresh and novel. Finding completely new solutions seems almost impossible these days, but I have invented my own techniques and ways of expression to “write down” thoughts and convey them in my own way. In this way, I have invented the glove lettering technique, or pixel technique, which began with the use of glove lettering on clothing and fabric, felt, and buttons for making brooch motifs, which was inspired by the powerful Setu jewelry. What motivates me the most is Customer and viewer satisfaction gives me confidence that I’m doing the right thing.
