Week Seven

This week I have been focusing a lot on trying to get ideas for one of my sub collections; Female Vocalists. This collection is all about soft feminine shapes and looks at direction of marks. The collection board is the start of what this collection will look like. The patterns will be made from digital printing, hand dying, Screen print, devore, hand stitch as well as digital stitch. These techniques will all add more detail and textures to the base patterns.

Hero Design – I will be digitally printing this pattern and then working into it with hand stitch details.

Secondary One – This is a base repeat which will be digitally printed. I then would like to digitally stitch new soft shapes and forms on top

Secondary Two – This is a repeat pattern that will be digitally printed and then hand stitched into to add soft details.

Blender one – This is a page of mark making that will be recreated using disperse dyes and the heat press. There will be small running stitch details to also show direction.

Blender two – This pattern will be slightly changed when i come to make it in the workshop as the rectangle shapes will have softer curved edges. This pattern will be made in the workshop using disperse dyes and the heat press. This method allows me to create the textures by hand and experiment. The cut out semi circles are there to show where i will be using devore to create the pattern.

Blender three – This pattern is a repeat that will be hand screen printed and then I will sew in little French knots for detail.