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Dorothy Young One of a kind, handwoven fashion is Dorothy's main focus. She first learned to weave in California during the early 1970's with further classes at the Edinburgh School of Art. As a member of the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners Guild she has participated in a number of weaving and spinning workshops to further develop her skills. In recent years classes at St. Lawrence College and Haliburton School of the Arts in drawing and painting as well as spinning, dyeing, textile printing and fashion design contribute to the individuality of her garments. A visit to Japan and the Nishijin Weavers of Kyoto has significantly affected the current direction of her work and this influence continues to provide the principal focus of her weaving and fashion design. Various styles of Japanese dress inspire her current coats and jackets. The modern kimonos as well as the suikan style worn during the 12th and 13th centuries in Feudal Japan are serious influences. Similarly, the surface designs of the linings are inspired by old Japanese paintings or are dyed using the traditional Japanese shaped resist dyeing technique called Shibori. Her approach to fashion design is clearly a complete one as she not only designs the items but also dyes the yarns, weaves the fabrics, paints the linings and sews the garments. At the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners conference held in Kingston in Spring 2005 her coat entitle “ Stepping Stones Interlocked to Touchstones” won the Edna Blackburn award for innovation and the Yarns Plus award for excellence. Dorothy is currently exploring another interest: figurative illustrations. At the 2007 Fall Fibre Affair at Macpherson House in Napanee, Ontario a group of figures representing the Valkyries from Wagner’s opera “Die Walkure” were presented for the first time. It is expected that this work will continue in the future. |
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October 16th and 17th, 2010 | The Fairfield-Gutzeit House | 341 Main Street, Bath, Ontario |
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