This felt openwork poncho is made with a single piece of overlapping layers of merino on a cotton gauze base which includes natural silk. After felting, the openwork is carried out one by one with scissors, taking care of the harmony and aesthetics of the piece.
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Alexei Ostoic©Vladimir Ostoic
Alexei Ostoic©Vladimir Ostoic
Alexei Ostoic©Vladimir Ostoic
Alexei Ostoic©Vladimir Ostoic
Pilarica de León
- Textile creator
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Master Artisan
Contact
Spanish
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+598 91934564
+598 91934564
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Designs guided by the flow of material
- • Pilarica opened her workshop in 2012
- • In 2015 she won a national prize in her country for her textiles
- • She claims to be always looking for beauty
For Pilarica de León, who was raised in her aunts' haute couture workshop, textiles, fashion, cutting, colours and textures have always been part of her life. She took up this interest on her own later in life. She discovered the techniques of handmade felt and textile making and found great joy to experiment with these. After spending some time in Buenos Aires, Pilarica returned to Uruguay, where there is a long tradition of wool and textile production. This is how she found her expressive medium. "Over the years the materials and I have made a good team. I rarely design the piece beforehand. The contact with the materials, the table, the water, the soap and the fire dialogue with me and I with them," says Pilarica. "Wool is Uruguay's international insignia for its fineness and quality. It is also present in garments that are very representative of our culture, the poncho, the ruana, the shawl," she says.
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Neptuno
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Campo
This is a wide blouse in natural silk twill. On the silk are placed flowers of bidens aurea and carqueja (baccharis trimera). The textile is rolled and steamed. Once printed, the blouse is dyed with natural indigo, cut with zero waste technique and tailored by hand.
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Garden
In this natural silk twill blouse, the silk is worked with flowers from Pilarica de León's own garden. The technique used is ecoprint printing of vegetable material that is steamed so that the botanicals leave their imprint. The piece is made by hand and machine, and its shape is determined by the printing.
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Sea Breeze
This felt shawl piece is created from a single layer of hand felted fleece. The techniques used are nuno felting (flat weaves worked together with the fleece), and spider felting (spun wool that is blended and felted together).
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Rio de La Plata
This felt shawl piece begins with a shibori – the encapsulation and tying of floral pieces with fleece and silk that are worked one by one. Later layers of fleece are layered and textured with natural fabrics, and the shibori is added, taking care of the aesthetics of the piece. Once finished the piece is dyed with natural indigo.
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