'Trapped Threads' is a project that investigates the transient, moving nature of travel and the collection of personal belongings, which encapsulates a sense of the passage of time. Each garment in this collection has a story to tell, and I let the past stay through visible stitches and mends. Researching into the declining traditional handicrafts in my home country of Kosovo, this project began with the idea of preserving my mother’s handmade doilies—a practice that is in decline. Exploring the interactions we have with the textiles that clothe us and their gradual erosion, engaging in games of collecting and playing with beads emphasizes the act of making as a form of play, highlighting textiles as a source of comfort that extends beyond aesthetics.
I preserve every element of my process: discarded scraps of fabrics, surplus threads, old doilies, broken jewellery, and socks are given a new lease on life by embellishing, mending, and patch-working them together. This collection is sustainable, mixed media, and places the wearer at the centre: garments are adjustable to accommodate the wearer’s needs, present and future, empowering them to extend the lifecycle of their clothes.
Photographer- Erin Hitchcock
Models - Mirabelle Haddon, Jiwon Oh, Chelsea Daussaut
