Paper flower experimentation

I tried playing with photocopies of fresh flowers and bugs to trial shapes and layouts for my neck piece. I feel like they will translate into 3D fabric flowers even better.

Fresh flower experimentation

As a part of my neck piece project I have played about with natural flowers from them being in full bloom until they are dying and decaying. That is my main aim for my neck piece; to portray the circle of life through plants.
Here are some of my photos of me experiments.

Survey on Photoshopping used in fashion

As a part of my degree I need to write a report on something I am interested in. I have chosen to write about the effect of Photoshopping on the fashion industry and the general public. To do this I need as much information and a varied source of opinions so I have created an online survey which won't take very long (it's only 10 questions long). Thank you to anybody that takes part.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y3DTHBD
(click on this!)

Fabric fish

One of my last projects was to create a fabric embroidered fish. Were we asked to use hand and machine embroidery to create this. I used a mixture of digital transfered prints that I created on photoshop to make some of the scales and embroidered them using the machine. I also used bullion knots, satin stitch and water soluble fabric for the rest of it. I quite enjoyed being able to try out the techniques to create a 3D product.

spoon mad.

I was looking through Cloth,Paper, Scissors magazine the other day and found some gorgeous cutlery by two different makers.

This first one is by Julie Arkell and I thought they looked quite rustic and fun. Whereas this second collection by Tiffany Teske 

Both images from Cloth Paper Scissors Journal

Jewelera

I found an amazing artist on Pinterest while I was searching for neck piece research who makes very delicate butterfly jewellery. This is an element that I would like to bring into my neck piece along with the natural process of life to death through bugs and butterflies.

image from www.pinterest.com of work by Jewelera. Her work is sold on www.etsy.com

Florals

My most recent project brief was to make a neck piece with a floral theme. While I was searching for research I found these gorgeous fresh flower necklaces that were made for a wedding. I thought they could be translated into fabric relatively easily and I find my style for this type of thing is quite realistic. I have used these as some of my main inspiration.

both images from www.thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk