Some more of my Lacy Samples

Structured Fabrics

All my previous work has involved me screen printing my drawings and then working into these drawings with stitch to build up textures and colours. As this process is something which I enjoy doing I wanted to continue sampling in this way to develop and experiment with colour and pattern.

While creating more flat samples I have been attempting to create structured pieces after looking at structural elements within organic forms. A lot of these have been created in paper, however I found when using fabrics they were a lot more difficult to control and work with.

The samples are created with my drawings screen printed on to the fabric. I quite like the idea of having some pieces of the print hidden and also I think through distorting the prints of the organic forms it gives an interesting effect combined with the structural elements.



Stitch and Line

  Keeping with the theme of organic forms I have been using my inspiration  which I gathered while staying in London during the Summer.

 My inspiration is coming from a combination of plant forms and under water sea life. I started to develop my line drawings into stitch to create textural rhythmic samples.

Homeware..

I have been creating practical homeware products by dyeing fabrics and screen printing

to create tea towels, cushions and a cubed seat.

samples

From the previous blogged sample I have been developing a mixture of fabric combinations on top of print.

I like the bold patterns of the fabric combined with my drawings, and layers of  print.

I like good mistakes...

Having made trips to leicester botanical gardens and nottingham castle, I have started to develop ideas from my original drawings. My intentions were for my drawings to be developed onto a screen and screen print samples. However having made my screen and created the prints the end results were a bit disappointing and not what I wanted. So instead I used pieces of fabric ends and layered them up to hide the original print by embroidery.
This first sample is very rough, but I quite like the fabric ends visable and fraying...
I think fabric dyeing is the next step forward!

Inspiration from Nottingham Castle

Products Products Products ...

Surface Prints and Repeat Patterns.

Here are some examples of my samples for my products.

I have used maching stitch, screen prints and dyed fabrics.

The colours have been influenced by natural colours to keep in theme with the imagery.

The prints have been created by repeats of my surface drawings which have been

contained within small squares.

I have been able to adjust the colour and the way they repeat due to this.

I find colour a key element within my work, and I wish to explore

it more in other projects.

Post Card Sample.

Plant Forms

As a starting point of inspiration I have been looking at plant forms and also surfaces of natural fruits.

I wanted to experiment more with line in my drawings and try to replicate the different surfaces and textures which you see.

I have worked on top on my surface prints of fruits with the imagery of plant forms which I have been drawing. I liked using the machine stitch as a pencil to mark down my drawings and create textures through lines.

My samples will be developed into sellable retail interior products. For this I am going to make a range of Tea Towels, Cushions and a Wash/Make up Bag.

(Hand Stitch on Screen Print)

(Machine Stitch on Screen Print)

Lucienne Day Inspiration

The modernist Textile Designer is continuing to influence the Fabrics and Furnishing designs after all these years.

Lucienne Day is one of my favourite Textile Designers. I love her style of prints, colours and theme. Heres a small selection...