Crafts Council
The Festival Collection
About this project
The Festival Collection is Helen’s first collection of handwoven scarves. Inspired by the colours and patterns of the 1951 Festival of Britain each scarf takes the name of a British city.
The collection has expanded over the years to include nine colourways which are; ‘London’, ‘Glasgow’, ‘Brighton’, ‘Swansea’, ‘Newcastle’, ‘Cheltenham’, ‘Edinburgh’, ‘Canterbury’ and ‘Plymouth’.
Each scarf is handwoven with cashmere, lambswool and mohair.
Keywords
festival collection, 1951, festival of britain, cashmere, lambswool, mohair, handwoven, scarf, scarves
Disciplines
Textiles, Design
Materials
Textiles
Glasgow scarf
Photographer: Richard Foot
Model wearing London scarf
Photographer: Ella Ruth Cowperthwaite
Canterbury scarf
Photographer: Richard Foot
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