(VIDEO) POLLACK’s Rachel Doriss: On Textile Construction and the Creative Process

Interior Design Master Class Rachel Doriss
A guest post by Rachel Doriss

I grew up on Cape Cod. My first official textile project was splatter painting curtains made from old sheets when I was in 3rd grade. My grandmother was a weaver in Deerfield Massachusetts. She taught me sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving, and bead weaving.

When I would visit in the summers, we would work on projects together- usually sewing new outfits. I was never satisfied with the fabric options in the store. This love of working with fabric from a young age helped me to understand that textile design is really about form in all three dimensions- not just pattern. In high school, I made my own clothes and practiced batik and dyeing fabrics…. Continue reading “(VIDEO) POLLACK’s Rachel Doriss: On Textile Construction and the Creative Process”