Selinde's String Theory
Handwoven, hand-dyed Appalachian coverlets
The loom
The coverlet
The hand-dyed yarns
Selinde Lanier is a weaver and textile designer. In 2001 she earned her M.F.A. in Fiber and went to work as a designer for a high-end woven upholstery studio. As a worker in the textile industry, Selinde has first-hand experience in the near demise of the North Carolina textile industry. After this she decided to devote herself anew to exploring, rejuvenating and preserving a critical part the Appalachian folk heritage, the hand woven coverlet.
The 19th and early 20th century coverlets of the southern Appalachian region were woven at home on hand-built looms out of yarn spun from flax and wool grown and dyed on site. The patterns were often passed down in cryptic shorthand through generations of settlers from Great Britain and Germany. Selinde is committed to staying true to that tradition by dyeing all of her own wool from local plant dyes and by using hand looms. At the same time, she hopes to add a contemporary design sensibility into her coverlets that speaks to the increasingly sophisticated craft collector and decorator.
The 19th and early 20th century coverlets of the southern Appalachian region were woven at home on hand-built looms out of yarn spun from flax and wool grown and dyed on site. The patterns were often passed down in cryptic shorthand through generations of settlers from Great Britain and Germany. Selinde is committed to staying true to that tradition by dyeing all of her own wool from local plant dyes and by using hand looms. At the same time, she hopes to add a contemporary design sensibility into her coverlets that speaks to the increasingly sophisticated craft collector and decorator.
Selinde works most days in her studio in the old Marshall High School building across the river from downtown Marshall. Feel free to drop by or visit her on the web: Come visit in person or read her blog to follow her progress...
Marshall High Studios
Blannahassett Island
Downtown Marshall, NC
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