For this out come I wanted to use a tile repeat, in my mind I wanted to create a tile pattern that could be replicated on all 4 sides. My first attempt nearly worked it was really good learning curve as I was able to follow each quarter by colouring in each quarter and then…
Hello world “reflective journal “
This is my first digital entry of my reflective journal ! Project 1 Scale and repeating structures. Working in groups of 4 to create a 2.5 m length of printed fabric using screen printing techniques. Using a collection of objects as source material. First thought oh dear working in a group this could be hard going, I had concerns about my…
Pattern repeat Workshops Project 1
Pattern repeat workshops. 1. Creating spot pattern repeats. Attended a workshop on how to create a spot pattern repeat. If I am honest I am not sure if I understood any of it (could be my dyslexia ??) but I found it very difficult to understand. We created a pattern on a grid and then…
Repeat pattern – my own colourways
I decided to try 2 completely different colour ways , both colours ways inspired by the natural world. 1 bright using colours of the season, autumnal colours. The 2nd monochrome inspired by a black and white picture (unsure of artist **must remember to make a note of all inspirational pictures I collect) Inspiration Monochrome ( print is…
Screen printing our pattern repeat
Screens printed – Colours mixed (we had carried extensive colour sampling but didn’t take any pictures of that bit !) Pattern repeat marked out onto the print table, print furniture fitted and silk taped down. Ready to go .. Colour 1 Colour 2 Colour…
Have we created a textile design ?
We came into the studio to find a note on the bottom of our design , “is this too formal” (from our tutor) This caused some discussion ! As a group we thought our design worked well but took on board the note and decided to add texture, we looked at the initial jewellery drawings and…
Choosing colours
Our group decided to use the colours from a piece of jewellery to inform our pattern repeat, the colours were current it was a piece of jewellery bought from this seasons fashion collections. It was decided to overlay colours to create extra colours. I missed the final colour selection as I was away in London…
Repeat Pattern
The initial drawings were collected together, we worked out the pattern cut through and used the small drawings to infill, this worked well hopefully we had achieved a smooth cut through but would only be able to tell once the pattern was printed. Collection of the group drawings My drawings of dragon flies …