Crafts CouncilDirectoryStudio Isabel FletcherIndustrial Offcuts: Freed of LondonAboutThis project was led by the sourcing of production offcuts from the ballet and theatrical shoe manufacturer, Freed of London. Through focused material exploration - combining stitch with varied offcuts, I created ambiguous sculptural works that bring to light the skill of the maker through what is left behind. The abstract nature of the work allows the mind to wonder and imagine beyond the now normalised systems of take, make, waste.Studio Isabel FletcherLondon, EnglandIndustrial Offcuts: Freed of London, Isabel FletcherInstall imageSatin Overlap, Isabel FletcherSuspended ballet shoe offcuts with hand stitch.Stamped, Multiple, Jon CardwellLeather and suede sculptural form. Suspended within the Freed of London workshop. Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch.Satin Overlap, Isabel FletcherSuspended ballet shoe offcuts with hand stitch.Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch. Suspended within the Freed of London workshop.Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch.Industrial Offcuts: Freed of LondonAboutThis project was led by the sourcing of production offcuts from the ballet and theatrical shoe manufacturer, Freed of London. Through focused material exploration - combining stitch with varied offcuts, I created ambiguous sculptural works that bring to light the skill of the maker through what is left behind. The abstract nature of the work allows the mind to wonder and imagine beyond the now normalised systems of take, make, waste.Studio Isabel FletcherLondon, EnglandIndustrial Offcuts: Freed of London, Isabel FletcherInstall imageSatin Overlap, Isabel FletcherSuspended ballet shoe offcuts with hand stitch.Satin Overlap, Isabel FletcherSuspended ballet shoe offcuts with hand stitch.Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch. Suspended within the Freed of London workshop.Stamped, Multiple, Jon CardwellLeather and suede sculptural form. Suspended within the Freed of London workshop. Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch.Grid Drape 648, Jon CardwellPieced together ballet shoe offcuts, machine and hand stitch.More from Studio Isabel FletcherProjectOffcut TwoProjectOffcut One RugProjectBeneath the Surface TwoProjectArchive Iterations