Unravelling the Threads of Identity through Textiles: Tweeds

During my final year of university, I undertook a self-initiated project as an extension of my dissertation topic surrounding the links between identity, culture, and textiles. I explored what Caribbean culture means to me by interpreting my St Kitts heritage into textiles. The project is split into separate collections as I aimed to experiment with a range of materials and techniques. The collections are inspired by all things Caribbean from family archives to Caribbean nature and carnivals. My final year work has been supported by the Worshipful Company of Weavers Scholarship Award. The first collection is inspired by my maternal family name, 'Tweed'. This body of work explores tweed fabrics with a Caribbean influence. The initial research focused on colours and textures in nature, found in family archives.