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  • Forming Silk I
    • Introduction
    • Pleating
    • Shrinking
    • Curling
    • Shrinking and Felting
  • Forming Silk II
    • Introduction
    • Natural Elasticity I
    • Natural Elasticity II
    • Natural Elasticity III
    • Non Origami
  • SELF-FORMING
    • Tublar Forms
    • Flat Forms
  • ART to USE
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    • Home
    • About
    • Forming Silk I
      • Introduction
      • Pleating
      • Shrinking
      • Curling
      • Shrinking and Felting
    • Forming Silk II
      • Introduction
      • Natural Elasticity I
      • Natural Elasticity II
      • Natural Elasticity III
      • Non Origami
    • SELF-FORMING
      • Tublar Forms
      • Flat Forms
    • ART to USE
    • Contact

Mingna Hu

Mingna HuMingna HuMingna Hu
  • Home
  • About
  • Forming Silk I
    • Introduction
    • Pleating
    • Shrinking
    • Curling
    • Shrinking and Felting
  • Forming Silk II
    • Introduction
    • Natural Elasticity I
    • Natural Elasticity II
    • Natural Elasticity III
    • Non Origami
  • SELF-FORMING
    • Tublar Forms
    • Flat Forms
  • ART to USE
  • Contact

Forming Silk I / Curling

A woman dressed in a black and white outfit poses confidently against a plain background.

The " Curling" explores how high twisted yarn work with open borders and loose weave densities promote curling, amplified by silk’s stiffness. When the fabric is turned inside out, volume emerges through the interaction of material stiffness, high twist yarn and structure.

* Silk / Leno Weave, Tabby Weave

A delicate white mesh sculpture hanging in a green forest.
Close-up of a wooden weaving loom with white threads.
A long, narrow piece of white gauze on a dark surface.

When took off from the loom.

Delicate, white mesh fabric hanging against a dark textured background.

The curling and forming happened spontaneously after took off pins.


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