DREAMS
Brianda Fitz-James Stuart
A dreamlike journey between magic, nature and illustrations
The DREAMS collection is reminiscent of the prints of William Morris and the British Arts & Crafts movement of the late 19th century. Made entirely by hand, with an innovative mix of two manufacturing techniques. On the one hand, chain stitch embroidery, with which the drawings are executed. On the other, the background is made using the hand-tufted technique. The combination of these two processes brings two different textures and reliefs to the carpet. While the base color has greater volume, it is fluffier and more homogeneous, the embroidered pattern and its visible stitches appear at a slightly lower height.
To transfer chain stitch embroidery to a rug, we at GAN have developed our own system. First, we draw the design that we want to embroider on a fabric, which is attached to a rug-sized frame. Using it as a reference and with a special crochet hook, the pattern is hand-embroidered on the rug with great sharpness.
