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Monday, 22 November 2010

Floral Collars

Recently I have been working on a series of collars to complement the prints I've made.  Here is some of the work in progress of the orchid one, and I have one made of leaves on its way!  It has involved a lot of burning to create the black edges of the petals so my room smells rather like I have had a small bonfire in it at the moment... but I think the effect is worth it.  

Friday, 12 November 2010

Final Year Autumn Term

Here's some work in progress from the first project of my final year.  I'm finally delving into the wonderful world of florals and have been surrounded by flowers and drawing them for the last few weeks.  (It is a fun life being a textiles student sometimes!)  To the left is a picture of my little workspace at college.  I've been looking a lot at William Morris and vintage fabrics which has made me come up with some quite wallpaper-like patterns...not so useful considering it's another fashion project..so I'm trying to redirect my research to help me come up with some slightly more fashion like prints!
Inspiration/mood: free, flowing, soft, dry grass-like, hand-drawn, unfinished, country air, sun rays, vintage, formal pattern, excessive, exuberant, warm.
Here are a few of the designs ready to be sent of to print on Monday.  As you can see my obsession with birds still means I manage to include birds in nearly every one of my projects! 

Hi again!

Sorry for the lack of recent posts!  I'm currently settling into 3rd year now busy with a new project and enjoying writing the dreaded dissertation!  To keep you up to date here is some inspiration and the final outcome of the Sway fashion project...
Inspiration: bridal, moth eaten, dusty, Miss Haversham, ballet skirts...

Backstage the show...

The long wait


My lovely house mate!