Hello , My name is Nicki Layzell, I am a 3rd Year Degree student at NUA , studying Textile Design. This is my reflective journal ; I want to use this space to post my work and to reflect on my journey throughout my last year. Please click on each picture, this will open a new page with more text and…
Selling me…..
This is the scary bit, I have had my business cards printed and have made a new website for wearablehugs.com , please copy and paste the link . http://www.wearablehugs.com/ I haven’t quite got the SEO sorted but its on its way……. This is exciting …..
Wearablehug in use – Bamboo Aviator Hat
As part of my final project I wanted to develop my spinning skills, throughout this unit I have been using wool, I decided to try spinning bamboo as it doesn’t contain lanolin and can be quite slippery and difficult to spin increasing my skill base. Also to try experimenting with fibres that are kind to skin and suitable…
Wearablehugs Photo shoot
As part of my final unit I wanted to display my wearablehugs in context , a great group of ladies offered to model my garments for me, thankyou to everyone who took part xx It was great to see my hugs in context and being worn, …
Dyeing handspun yarn
As part of this final unit I wanted to experiment dyeing my had spun yarn, felting of the yarn during the process was an issue with one particular batch of yarn , initially I thought this would make the yarn unsuitable but it created an amazing structural piece. I spun a second batch…
Wearable hugs
I wanted to continue to develop my spinning skills into the last unit but wasn’t sure how to make this part of my unit, I decided to create yarns to crochet and knit into wraps, following my successful free form wrap created on homelessness. What to call them ….. wearable hugs the name popped into my…
Creating my own labels – wearablehugs.com
I wanted to create my own labels to complement my wearable hugs, I did some label research …. My labels needed to be soft, I hate scratchy label’s, how to make labels ??? Following my tutorial I was introduced to the CAD embroidery machine at NUA , what an amazing machine ….. I wanted a…
Bishops Art Prize
As part of my final unit I decided to enter the Bishops Art Prize, the brief was “Unexpected Blessings” I spent some time exploring the brief looking at key words and different meanings, finally I decided to use personal feelings and relationships important to me. I wanted to explore the idea of positive outcomes occurring following…
Mid Term Exhibition
As part of the 3rd year we where asked to submit work to an exhibition curated by 3rd year textile students , I decided to submit my wrap I had made for the Home project in first term. The wrap was made with hand spun merino yarn, the yarn was plyed the same was as…
Dissertation: How Can Repetative Craft Techniques Improve Well-Being
I found writing my dissertation very difficult, in the beginning I struggled to narrow down my topic into a relevant question. At the beginning of my research I had rough idea of what I wanted to do and why I wanted to look at the subject of well-being. I have had mental health issues over the years and also…
Personal Project/Oblique Stratergies
My initial ideas for my personal project changed quite dramatically as the weeks progressed throughout this unit. My initial idea was to create freeform crocheted shapes inspired by natural forms using reclaimed yarns, following feedback from my Pecha Kucha presentation I looked at creating freeform crochet shapes using items of clothing from my family and…