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Thrifted Palette 

A film quality image of long woven pieces on copper poles hung against a wall, with a pile of yarn hanks in front of the pieces
Thrifted Palette text written in front of a gif which interchanges images of small rectangular swatches of colour in brown, baby pink, lemon yellow and forest green
large scale woven sculptural forms against a brick wall, a wooden chair with the materials used to make the pieces on
Two plaited woven pieces hanging against a grey background

Thrift 

noun

‘the quality of using resources carefully and not wastefully.’

 

Henrietta's involvement in beach and river clean-ups in Sri Lanka made her question attitudes toward waste, particularly in the UK textile industry. Seeking solutions, she explored the potential for leftover production materials to be repurposed, using the loom to highlight their value. In her project Thrifted Palette, she savaged overlooked remnants from a British silk mill and transformed them into sculptural forms through on- and off-loom techniques. By embracing the imperfections in silk yarn, she redefines them as valuable elements, with each handwoven artefact acting as a bridge between waste and process.​​

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