tie makers
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Tie Making
The photography in this book was taken at Vanners the silk weavers in
Sudbury, England and Barbara-Ann the tie makers in Basildon, England.
Vanners is one of the oldest companies still designing and weaving silk
fabrics in England, Vanners has a pedigree which stretches back to the
early 1700’s. Vanners moved to Sudbury, Suffolk in the 1860s and has
occupied its large town-centre site since 1900. As well as state-of-the-art
jacquard and dobby weaving, Vanners has its own yarn dyeing and fabric
finishing facilities under one roof.
Barbara Anne Ties is a British company with a long history of making
beautiful silk ties, bow ties and cravats for some of the worlds leading
fashion designers.
Dyeing Silk Yarn 6
Warping 10
Weaving 12
Harlequin blanket 15
Making the tie 16
Cutting fabric 18
Tipping and joining 20
Pressing - Labeling 22
Tucking - Slip knot - Self keeper loop 24
Finished Tie 26
2Silk weaving
1
2
3
4
5
Dyeing Silk Yarn
6
7
8
9
Warping
10
11
Weaving
12
13
14
Harlequin blanket
15
Making the tie
16
17
Cutting fabric
18
19
Tipping and Joining
20
21
Pressing - Labeling
22
23
Tucking - Slip knot - Self keeper loop
24
25
Finished tie
26
© 2010 Ed Telling Photography
Ed Telling is a freelance photographer living and operating from Crystal
Palace, London. He is just as comfortable in the studio as out in the field.
Well travelled and enthusiastic about the subjects, his realization of the
infinite scope and creativeness photography has to offer is his strength in
the subjects he photos.
Ed trained in graphic communication and leans towards images that
are often graphic, vivid and rich in detail. He has an interests in travel
photography, architecture, entertainment, industrial design and
people at work.