FROM DONATELLA.

Received from Donatella in Italy, April the 7.

Donatella is a weaver like me and we have so much in common, these are the first words from Doni's delis blog: handweaving, textiles and yarns, scandinavian design. Thats us!
Donatella have send me a textile letter which is like a book, made out of fabric, full of bits and pieces from her life.

Donatella's loom and a beautiful old lamp. It looks like a Bauhaus lamp to me, lovely!!

This piece of lace is so amazing and it has belonged to Donatella's Grandmother. I am so happy that it's now mine.

Donatella started weaving in 2001 and she knew from the beginning it would become a big passion. This is a very early sample from her.

This is a piece of fabric from a special time in Donatella's life, when she were studied handwoven textile design in Bradford in the UK.
It's a sample for a double weaving project used as inspiration. She used the painter Hundertwasser as inspiration.

Here is a piece of fabric which is from Naj Oleari, a famous brand in Italy in the 1980's. When Donatella were a girl it was used as a skirt. Now, much faded, but still beautiful -it's a laundry bag that she takes with her wherever she go.
I like the idea of re-designing and this woven piece is so amazing, both in colors but also the way it has been woven, a little bit like a double cloth.

When Donatella get leftovers from thick handwovens, she likes to felt them into small shapes like leaves, hearts, flowers and then she uses them as decoration. What a nice idea.

Dear Donatella, I want to thank you for your lovely textile book you have made for me. The woven sample from Naj Oleari will I put on my studio wall.