raising the nap
red strips on tennis ball: grass, shredded stroud red cloth on n. american artefacts
nap
In the finishing process of manufacturing , after the cloth is woven, it goes through processes such as washing, fulling , raising the nap, and trimming the nap. After the nap is trimmed, the fabric is considered finished. The raising process, which draws out the ends of the fibers, is done on woolen fabric. There are ways to ‘raise the nap’, most of which involve wire brushes such as raising cards. Originally, dried teasel pods were used and were still preferred for use on woollen cloth for a long time. Woollen fabrics, which must be damp when raising the nap, are then dried and stretched before the nap is trimmed or sheared.
thinking of red grass reminds me of a piece of work by David Shrigley
red museum object : bag 
February 18th, 2010 at 08:38 pm
red strips give the ball a complete transformation, challenging people’s expected visual impression of a tennis ball. is symbolic in the way the cloth was stripped of its original meaning and given new meanings wherever it was taken and ultimately assimilated.
the mower and the cloth gives me the idea of rolling out the red carpet for an important piece of history .
the photo made me think of the idea of seeing red, or else going green.
February 19th, 2010 at 10:41 am
i like the idea of Rolling out the RED carpet for an important piece of history OR for creating a new history , new start ….