Improvements on the Go

Me and my partner have discussed certain issues that could be addressed in our garments such as creating more volume on the shirt and allowing the trousers underneath to be seen more easily.

Print Choices

I developed some of my prints into textile samples to get a better idea of what would translate best on to the garment.

Creating the Form

Here I have now been translating my prints and ideas onto a silhouette. Me and my partner have decided to go for a more tailored look, with me concentrating on a shirt and her concentrating on the trousers. We established that I will be focusing on one print in particular and using the devoré layer underneath to create more volume.

Developing Designs

After my tutorial with Claire I wanted to try and make my chosen prints more textural in some way, i.e. focusing on different types of material that they might be printed on to such as devoré, also looking at the possibility of layering.

Here I've taken one of my original designs and broken it into 2 layers. The printed devoré layer which has the bone filament pattern printed onto it, and underneath, the transfer print of the layered squirrels. I initially really liked this idea, but however when constructed the overall look wasn't as strong as I'd hoped so I will just use devoré under the print to create texture and depth.

Print Focus

After my tutorial this week I told Karyn (Tutor/Head of year) that I wanted to focus entirely on print in this project. Which is great because honestly you couldn't force another grotty looking stitch sample out of me if you tried.

From my initial pictures (and paintings and drawings...) I've been developing prints in the CAD room on Photoshop which I'm going to focus on for 2 weeks. Also I've had a class with Kenny for using transfer prints on polyester. Hopefully after I've made a few CAD designs I can start looking developing these designs on to fabric.

Fashion Collaboration Project

On my textile course I have begun a fashion collaboration project working with one other student. The name of the project brief was transition so we decided to look at the evolutionary approach and we nipped off to the Natural history Museum. Afterwards I've just been developing my pictures into paintings and I'm looking forward to what this project will produce.

Reflective Statement

Using a blog as a theory method has been a useful way in which i can reflect on course learning. The connection between lectures and museum visits really helps me to define the theories and issues highlighted within all the topics. It also has helped me to interpret the resources we are given, by understanding and evaluating them in the lecture, visit and blog. The blog style has given me a better method in which to summaries what i have learned into a conclusion that i can understand for myself- Which in other methods you can't see how some theories come about and are supported with certain items (i.e. using photos in blog posts).

I think within the blog i have shown an understanding of the concepts brought up and i have shown my own interpretation and realisation. The underlying principles that are brought about in the theory tasks i have tried to support them by understanding them and appling them to the knowledge i see in visits and documentation. Overall i feel that blogging has allowed me to examine resources and interpret them in a way that i dont think would of been as successfull in over means of recording.