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Shannon Swinburn

Textile Practicioner

shannon.swinburn@gmail.com

@shanswinburn

Shannon Swinburn is an independant Textiles Practitioner currently studying MA Textiles at the Royal College of Art having previously studied BA Graphic Communication at Central Saint Martins. Her studies at the RCA are supported by the Haberdashers’ Scholarship,The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation Prize, and The Textile Society Student Bursary Award.

Shannon’s work investigates the intrinsic links between gender, textiles, and modern-day computing. She aims to platform the untold stories of women in emergent technology through a series of interactive looms, sound, and textiles pieces.

Sprang
2024
Cotton & Wool

Experiments with the ancient technique of Sprang. The technique uses only warp threads without the introduction of a weft to create intricate patterns.This technique had previously become almost extinct and is still considered an endangered craft skill. Through learning this skill I hope to find new innovative applications for the process.