Final Gift Collection.

So I'm getting ready for Hallmark visiting university on Monday. I've gone for bright retro colours and vintage cameras and Morris Minors perfect gift collections for men, especially dad!

Fabric Samples For Fashion

So these are my final fabric samples for fashion. They are based on geometric forms taken from drawings in my sketchbook that have been modified on photoshop. The 2 techniques I have used are digital print and screen printing which I have combined to produce these unique prints for mens fashion. The colour scheme is very monochrome but with the use of embroidery using a luminous yellow thread will add a dash of colour.

Today I was...

Today I experimented with pull through's!

Never done this ever so it could have gone very badly, but that's the fun about experimenting. So I begun by making a pigment paste in the dye lab and pulling it through a clear silk screen with a squeegee onto paper, basically making a mess (mark making). After cleaning the screen I used procion dyes mixed with manutex paste applying the same process again but this time on to different types of cotton fabric.

The end result was a success! Mark making at its best...

      

Photos taken by myself at CCAD Hartlpool. 23/10/13.

CCAD's freshers fair

Had such a good day at CCAD's freshers fair! Sold some one off pieces that I'll be sad to see go but I'm sure they are going to good homes. Met some lovely people and made some new contacts, overall good experience. Here's my little stall...

Getting my craft on :)

Eventually getting round to doing something with all the fabric I printed on at university last term. 2x 12 by 12 cushions made from very thick up-cycled cotton curtains. I'll be selling them at the CCAD freshers fair in September at the Hartlepool campus, come along! :)

Cup cosies!

Getting my crocheting hook and wool out and making something cute! Cup/mug cosies with up-cycled vintage button fastening. Making them to order and selling them on my Facebook page, Nicest Thing Textiles By Emma Milburn.

Travelling...

I've neglected you blog for a while now but I've been on my travels and seen some inspiring things...