Getting there...

Finally think I'm getting somewhere with my first garment front...
Just needs some hand embroidery to finish it off and maybe small pieces of applique on the leaves.

* note to self : go back in the dye lab and experiment with painting dye on to fabric to hopefully get a water colour effect*

Heat transfer/dying

Today I have been experimenting with heat transfer inks and dying fabric to get different shades of gold. The heat transfer inks just look yellow which isn't what I was going for but could be used for applique. However I am happy with how the dyed sample turned out and I will be using it in my final samples. I have also been experimenting using screen wash to decorate my page.

Opulent sample #1

First final sample under way...

l'm finding, free hand machine embroidery on velvet time consuming. However I am enjoying it. The only thing to consider now is, how do I make it more opulent? 

• machine cabling/couching areas with gold yarn

• embellish using gold beads/buttons and pearls

• attempt to dye gold fabric!

Indigo trade show.

Ahh! Just saw this beauty on CCAD - HE Textiles and Surface Design forum's facebook page. Can see a lot of first year work (including my own) yeyy, well done guys!
 

 

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Crafty bits...

So I've found some odds and ends that would be great to use to embellish my garment fronts. Tomorrow will be a good day excited to get started embroidering!

Dying fabric

So I've been dying a range of fabric (mainly silks, cottons and velvet).
At the start of the design development process red was always the colour I wanted to use for my base colour. It was the fabric which I had to really think about. After making a cold dye bath using 1 x heaped tspoon of  DS acid rubine red dye and 3 x tspoon of ammonium sulphate, I decided the velvet sample was the most opulent. So there it is, velvet will be my base fabric.

I'm lacking inspiration at the moment well inspired by everything apart from uni, flowers and typewriters can be opulent, right?...

Opulent inspiration.

My third university project is well under way. Opulent is my theme, tricky considering my drawing style is simple yet slightly  graphic . I'm thinking the way forward is to use jewel colours, deep purple, red and gold perhaps? Also heavy gold embellishment and embroidery .

Some opulent inspiration from a simple search on pinterest to get me started...

Samples

Since September 2012 I have achieved so much in a very short space of time. This is my first year of university, competed two projects and received high grades for both. To my surprise 5 of my design samples have been chosen to go to Indigo Trade show in Paris! how very exciting. To say I am proud is an understatement.

So these are the 5, sad to see them go considering they took hours to make. Bye Bye hope you go to good home or company :)