Thousands of hand knotted strips of fabric
Playing with material, height, direction, thickness
Monochromatic
Conveying calm and elegance
FABRIC SERIES
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Bias](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/89e617ea-fbb9-4da5-84d1-e9a77f5638ba_rw_600.jpg?h=47d104d0096cf999189a601c6d1add82)
What are they made of?
The textile pieces are made of strips of fabric bias. The bias come in rolls of various length, width and material. I cut the strips according to the desired effect. Once cut, I fix them to a base structure with a very simple and basic knot making technique. Each work actually means a lot of strips being cut and requires before-hand thinking on the shape, the dimensional and directional effects I wish to give to the piece. I first sketch a draft on plain white paper, and then use millimetric paper to get a more detailed plan of my work to use as a guide. Sometimes though I change my mind along the way!
How it all started?
Friends of mine working in the fashion manufacturing industry were disposing of unused rolls of fabric bias. I started experimenting with length, width, shape, size, how to fix them, etc. I got hooked immediately. The first pieces were small and slowly I adventured to larger and larger pieces. Every time I test a new idea, a new effect.
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Texture detail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/a7fe1285-925b-4976-96ff-b8545c35baf2_rw_600.jpg?h=0683fd766f5eaf5d3cae05a85d3d0255)
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Donut](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/e743b0e0-16ed-4751-af84-2a6850828bc4_rw_600.jpg?h=112ec1ad0ae2d1bd3a091d09bb82a60b)
Why white?
The rolls I was offered were white! But I do love the varying effects that stem from the different directions, and textures. I love how the knots meet and overlap or how they get away from one another. I feel they have a story to tell, and white on white also allows that.
The inherent sense of calm and purity of white makes it also very attractive to me, and what was a constrain originally is now something that I look for.
Also black!
Recently I have started using the black rolls I have in stock. They are harder to see on an image but are very intriguing too.
What do I love about it?
Despite the constraints, this type of work does offer endless possibilities. As mentioned before, size, shape, direction, dimension, thickness, texture are different parameters I can play with. Constraints never scare or discourage me, instead they challenge me and allow to be more creative, generating new outcomes.
I also very much enjoy the fact that I am using a material that would otherwise most probably be discarded. Having to deal with what I have is also a great creativity enhancer!
I also greatly enjoy the state of flow this hand work gets me into. My mind wanders, it is extremely meditative and soothing.
Also, it is very tangible, real: as time goes by, it almost magically comes to life. And if it works, it shows quickly. If it doesn't too! If what I had in mind doesn't come through, I can just untangle the knots and start over!
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Onda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/50533228-0683-4a2e-8336-b74ec38b67ea_rw_600.jpg?h=16cfd8d3817327b6846326740b0afe07)
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Construction](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/622b4978-d183-4d1c-bb4c-e36c156298eb_rw_600.jpg?h=883664c0183e6c78546e28bdeb2a63b5)
What am I looking for?
Beauty is an immense drive: where I live, where I go. I live in the countryside of the Marche region in central Italy, beauty is all around there, both natural and cultural. I also often travel to Paris, Lyon and Turin to visit family where I never miss a chance to visit exhibitions, new places, shops.
I hope my pieces give a sense of beauty, calm and purity to people's lives. I strive to attract one's attention and curiosity but in a subtle way. White on white creates a very elegant result, nothing obvious or ostentatious and I like that very much too. Being an introvert, this fits me very well!
Textile, creativity and geometry all in one, I have definitely found a piece of heaven!
More things to know...
I have experience with commissioned work, adapting to clients’ needs in terms of size and style, while always maintaining my own voice. My goal is a happy client and a gorgeous final end result: a piece that resonates with the client and that enhances its interior in a unique way.
Desirable, they never leave one indifferent, always intriguing and attention-grabbing. Soft, curvy, textural, these pieces are very much in line with today’s lifestyle and timeless at the same time.
Approachable and reliable, I deliver on time and find solutions for both framing and transportation, always with a smile! Each piece comes with its ad hoc self-made box, a hand-embroidered signature on the back, and a certificate of authenticity.
I also provide marketing materials such as pdfs, postcards and I am a registered business. I am working on getting better photographs and I am also working on social media presence.
Finally, in a way, these works are eco-friendly: even though they are new and unused, the bias would otherwise end up discarded!
![Textile Art Stephanie Chauvel Rondine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/bf2f3e8c-a748-4e30-8ba5-10f6a09cf6cf_rw_600.jpg?h=6c3d4fb16f258f893ab769531f3dee94)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Yin & Yang new style Art](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/188de861-f16f-4987-afd4-0b78ce3a0075_rw_600.jpg?h=3b2d9f1c48eb28652fd218d49a938fd6)
Framing or not framing? How to care?
I love them free style as there is little dust where I live. Also they are quite light so I simply hang them on the wall with two strong nails. From time to time, I use a fabric roll to clear eventual dust. A vacuum cleaner set at the lowest power option is also eventually possible (though very very occasionally).
But white being white, cities being dusty, some prefer (understandably) to have it framed: plexiglass works wonderfully. Only it's quite expensive.
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Arches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/e94015c5-d3c2-4b22-9665-a94c12a15aa5_rw_600.jpg?h=402d12ca6abfab0a8c0e34b43649a62f)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Flusso](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/2feb5dc1-b12f-4a8f-bdc3-5e0342261245_rw_600.jpg?h=1a494cdcaf12b3fee084f60026908a32)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Peonia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/19202bd1-be73-4c74-b83d-f8da43f16240_rw_600.jpg?h=3ce917cc1dca21c3228ef361b91eef4f)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Forme Black](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/17a327ee-4a1d-48f4-b1ab-4ccc970e1698_rw_600.jpg?h=28b99d8b89b9afb3f60277f1901d5ad4)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Joining](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/6e35049b-c593-4c40-b5da-396c6a2529c4_rw_600.jpg?h=3b9f11859dbda5f2cff17e7ce7d1d1eb)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Tre Tratti](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/1130f199-c093-4cf1-9f2c-b15b1845cbd4_rw_600.jpg?h=01697c6b01d593b59cea2e308b74514c)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Mirror black](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/e17b7347-9a31-4cf2-8680-7f7bd0adc932_rw_600.jpg?h=568d2d7cb490895957fe4917cd0f6125)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Vita](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/c50fb77f-c450-42fc-a742-570fe6d1c1be_rw_600.jpg?h=2d6dda325077eef2ccd2a72b0eb061ee)
![Stephanie Chauvel Textile Art Mini Bombe](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/a82c09e2-d0b2-46c5-a188-e97e79d012a8_rw_600.jpg?h=9404e788f5000172715cbd4d2c85f70d)
PAPER SERIES
![Porcupine Paper Art Stephanie Chauvel sc_patterndesign](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/1ae163d9-5243-4330-93cf-39341d418e8e_rw_600.jpg?h=d3f892913eb22b897e008f9ed0a0914d)
Porcupine Paper Art Stephanie Chauvel sc_patterndesign
![Cascade Paper Art Stephanie Chauvel sc_patterndesign](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/d228485e-06c8-4abc-988f-e5db4e771584_rw_600.jpg?h=96ecd3bff1a85949ac48fafa1eadcae3)
Cascade Paper Art Stephanie Chauvel sc_patterndesign
![Yellow Pop Paper Art Stephanie Chauvel sc_patterndesign](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a40b61a6-9667-4d34-b083-39b2d04f27fb/a1f1f568-63fe-40b8-8429-93d31e87252a_rw_1200.jpg?h=27765801c43d698a0751b5cb1a6b33ce)