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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 / Pleating

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The "Pleating"  investigates how high-twist silk responds to changing warp densities in leno weaving using a rail reed. Variations in spacing allowed the yarns to release stored stress, producing spontaneous spiraling pleats rather than the planned expansion. The widest section showed the strongest pleating potential, transforming from a flat surface into a pleated form through gravity and gentle activation.

* Silk, High Twisted Silk / Leno Weave and Tabby Weave

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A wooden loom with white woven fabric in progress.

The moment once took off from the loom

Wooden loom with delicate white weaving in progress and design sketches on paper.

The moment when hang up, the pleating happened spontaneously by yarns.

Delicate, twisted white gauze hanging against a dark background.
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