What goes into making a fabric? Sometimes it can be made in an instant when it is digitally printed, other times it can take many, many hours. This video is an example of the latter where "this plaid textile has been laboriously handwoven by Aurélia Leblanc in her Paris atelier on a vast warp with an 800-yarn weft repeat in over 40 colors of linen, cotton, raffia and dyed silk ribbons." The textile was made as part of the Dior Autumn-Winter 2022-2023 Haute Couture collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri.

From Dior: "Uncover the story of a fabric, one of the awesome examples of savoir-faire filling Dior Autumn-Winter 2022-2023 Haute Couture by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Emblematic of the collection’s celebration of craftsmanship, this plaid textile has been laboriously handwoven by Aurélia Leblanc in her Paris atelier on a vast warp with an 800-yarn weft repeat in over 40 colors of linen, cotton, raffia and dyed silk ribbons. © Melinda Triana"

 Watch the video and see just how much work goes into a few yards of textile.

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