Existing materials, revalued, re-imagined

Push Pull is a responsible textile studio specialising in natural
dyeing, hand weaving and experimental construction.

We take existing materials and find restorative ways to remake
and revalue them.

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assembling time zine

assembling time zine

  • Gingham All You've Got

    re-imagining the humble checked work shirt as a textile asset of multiple uses

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  • Assembling Shirts

    exploring garment provenance in past, present and future worlds

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  • Teahouse Windows

    an immersive installation exploring the rich pigments of tea

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  • Residual Image

    a quilt constructed from fragmented garments

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A huge heartfelt โœจ thank you โœจ to everyone who’s bought a copy of Assembling Time so far. It’s so precious to have your support ๐Ÿฅน. @kris.df & I still have about half the print run available. Grab one if you haven’t already ๐Ÿ™Œ
Little zine packets heading out the door. Thank you, everyone ๐Ÿชทโฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘พ
@kris.df’s beautiful hand-stitched spine on Assembling Time ๐ŸคŽ The thread is thrifted cotton crochet yarn from my collection of used materials. Each bind is a different colour. Thank you to everyone who’s ordered a copy so far, you&rsq
It was an absolute joy working with @kris.df on this zine ๐ŸŒž With what I can only describe as empathetic design divination, she fabricated exactly what I imagined this zine to be before I even adequately articulated it. Her design choices and visu
The ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ zine is now available online (link in bio) ๐Ÿ““๐Ÿ’ซ So happy to share this project Kris de Freitas @kris.df and I have been working on since the start of the year ๐Ÿช The zine is a collection of short texts, tender tho
Mass Reduction details ๐Ÿชก @austapestry • • • 1. Nuno Textiles @nunocorp 2. RaasLeela @raasleelatextile 3. Lisa Waup @lisa.waup 4. Joanna Fowles @joannafowles 5. Aphra Cheesman @aphra.cheesman 6. Aaron Billings @dillings 7. El
Still got a backlog of love to share from the last six weeks in the antipodes ๐Ÿ’ž Thank you so much @austapestry for inviting me to be part of Mass Reduction. I’ve never felt such a strong affinity with fellow creators, it was beautiful for all
Warm details ๐Ÿงก ~ Shirt 1: Pure madder power ๐Ÿ’ฅ, purple’d up with iron acetate // Shirt 2: Bright orange (my favourite ๐Ÿคฉ) of madder root, turmeric & pomegranate, with a Gallic tannin + iron acetate combo on the bodice // Shirt 3: sneaky c