#soundweaving

“What does the music of embroidery sound like? An unusual question perhaps, but one that Hungarian designer Zsanett Szirmay seeks to explore in Soundweaving: an experimental interdisciplinary project that translates traditional Eastern European folk embroideries into gentle, tinkling melodies.” Visit the Selvedge blog to read more  

Soundweaving is a recent project by Hungarian design student Zsanett Szirmay that turns patterns used in traditional folk embroidery into music by translating them into laser-cut punch cards fed through a custom music box. The project was partially inspired by actual paper cards used in some weaving looms to easily reproduce patterns for various textiles.

Soundweaving is a recent project by Hungarian design student Zsanett Szirmay that turns patterns used in traditional folk embroidery into music by translating them into laser-cut punch cards fed through a custom music box. The project was partially inspired by actual paper cards used in some weaving looms to easily reproduce patterns for various textiles.

What I really enjoy about this project is the connection that Szirmay made between her own discipline and music. I am a strong believer that ideas and connections are always present around us, and Soundweaving is exemplary of that. 

"At the core of the Soundweaving project is the traditional cross-stitching pattern used in Hungarian folk embroidery transformed into sound by a punch card comb music player. The cross-stitch pattern of holes on the tape in the musical box were punched by the creator, Zsanett Szirmay. In this case, the punched tape acts as the score. Embroidered shirts and pillows from the Transylvanian Bukovina, and from Kalotaszeg and Hungary served as a basis for the patterns."

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