Textile display at the weekly handmade markets

My stall display at the Old Bus Depot Markets has really evolved over the last year.  I started to use a marquee frame to display textiles on curtain rods, but thankfully that was short-lived.  I now have several custom-made stands to display my ever-expanding range of felted and woven textiles.

My textile stall display at the markets

A large mobile display stand, made in May last year, has been a great way to show scarves and wraps of various sizes.  Rods at three heights, close to eye level, make it easier for people to see every scarf.  Long dowelling rods, each measuring 2.4 metres/ 8 feet long, are poked through holes at various heights in the two sides.  There is also a place to store boxes and packaging in the base of the stand.

It’s quite a flexible display system as it’s now summer and I am only using two rods for a limited number of my scarves and wraps.  This allows space at the bottom of the stand to display cards and other small items on the lid of the base.

A recent addition is the stand I designed for my felt vessels, shown in the right of the image.  This table stand allows you to display various small 3D items in the round and easily packs down flat. I like the way the crossed leg structure creates little alcoves for displaying related objects together.

Besides my display stands, I have made a few more improvements.  My three female torsos on stands are no longer naked – they have skin-tight jersey sheaths in a dark blue-grey colour that seems like a good neutral colour to drape textiles of any colour on.

During last winter I used rubber-backed carpet, donated by my mother, to cover the concrete floor and give a bit of warmth.  I’ve continued to use it as I think it helps to define my stall space and it’s nice for people to walk on.

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