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Eric is a queer, interdisciplinary designer and weaver. They are particularly interested in the memory of materials and how textiles can be utilized as vessels for information. With a deep focus on the making process, Eric creates objects meant to be used, loved, destroyed, and mended.  

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ERIC COUTURE

RVA/BTV


Eric is a queer, inderdisciplinary designer and fiber artist. They are particularly interested in the memory of materials and how textiles can be utilized as record keeping devices. With a deep focus on the making process, Eric creates objects meant to be used, loved, destroyed, and mended.  

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AFTER ONTARIO, PAKENHAM, LANARK COUNTY, 1850-60

October 2024



Cotton, Linen, Wool
60” x 86”
This coverlet was woven based on a sample in Burnham and Burnham’s Keep Me Warm One Night, found during research into overshot weaving slightly outside the traditional American canon. It features a sunburst motif that was not extremely popular and is not seen often in modern overshot work.

This piece wass mostly woven as a technical exploration of large scale, multi-paneled pieces, but also served as a jumping off point into the research that resulted in Before, Scales came out of.

Technical information:
Warp/Tabby Weft: 8/2 cottolin, sett at 20epi
Pattern Weft: Fingering weight wool yarn (Harrisville Shetland)
4-block Overshot draft with selvedges, woven on a 6-shaft countermarche loom in two panels.

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