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 …..
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, …
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…
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…
Bradford Boards
Creating boards for submission for the Bradford Textile Competition has been very interesting, it took 3 attempts to get them right (good enough to submit anyway) 1st attempt – no story , and random after discussion with my tutor I could understand what was meant , it was a series of images but no theme…
Sublimation printing
Sublimation printing sampling- I wanted to experiment with the photographs of the machine embroidered chrysanthemum – both the initial and the inverted image. Collaged sublimation prints Image enlarged – 3 prints sublimation paper exhausted Learning to take forward I enjoy sublimation printing , the printing is instant I also feel in control of the printing process…
From a painted flower to a light fitting … Bradford Entry
For my Bradford Competition entry I have decided to create a material suitable for interior use, I wanted to create a light fitting using lightbox film inspired by neon lights based on natural forms . I am very excited by this project whilst writing this reflective entry I am able to reflect on the development…
Screen printing – “Painterly” Mono Print
I wanted to create a repeating floral design inspired by Marimekko (Finish fabric designers) using floral images, my idea was to create a layered image with foliage in the background the second layer a strong bold design using texture … Initial ideas foliage prints went well .. Mono printed background Kodatrace…
Natural Forms – Mono prints
I wanted to create a series of mono printed images using natural forms to create prints to develop into possible textile repeats. Using willow catkins as brushes to create marks and the twigs as resist. Willow twigs work amazingly well as brushes, as the buds rehydrate printing becomes harder. I wanted to create a…
Creating textile pattern not pieces of art to hang on the wall
This was a really interesting and thoughtful workshop, the idea of the workshop was to create small frames around an image using a matchbox and then enlarge the image on around over the A2 card. I found this very interesting developing ideas of scale and form. Whilst driving home I was able to reflect on…