Tactile and textile are integral to each other. I chose the texture as my line of investigation because I think this element can best visualize the tactile experience. Taking a step further, how crucial would tactile sensation be if we were visually impaired, or even completely invisible? 

The inspiration comes from my friend, who suffers from red-green blindness. Through the communication with him, I learned that he usually only relies on light and shade to distinguish colours. As a result, he relies more on touch when choosing fabric products. Thus, my design concept is creating the textile that can be perceived by everyone through the change of texture which conveys a double effect of visual and tactile sensation.

​Felting and embroidery are the techniques that I used in my samples since are optimal as they are tangible and distinct enough to be distinguished. In terms of materials, the mono-textile concept was taken by using only 100% wool. For the colour palette, I chose white, grey, and brown as the main colour tone since this colour combination in colour-blind view is most close the original colours. With the natural colour and texture of wool, this collection of colours is highly suitable for soft and comfortable fabrics.

Materials：100% Merino wool yarn, 100% Wool roving

The Colour in a colourblind perspective

During the making process, I often check the colour match through the colour-blind simulator. Like Van Gogh's oil painting, I hope to make a work that colour-blind people can perceive the same colour as ordinary people. In the filter, as you can see, there's still a little bit of a difference, but almost the same.