Prints, Experiments and Samples

(Digital Print samples produced by Myself)

     I have finally managed to get my digital prints transferred on to fabric! Although, considering I transferred it onto calico, the inks didn't convert very well. Nonetheless, I like the minimal, opaque look to the print, despite how bright and colourful the original print is. Despite this, having flat samples doesn't look as interesting, so I decided to experiment with creating samples on my sowing machine using both fabric and paper samples. In addition to this, I also went out of my way to the fabric shop to buy some materials to extend my range of samples. I have also purchased a wool cone to work with for the knitting machines next week when we have our workshop with Bid, which I hope to make a lot more samples with. Although, I will probably need to purchase an additional book to stick my samples into to reduce clutter and disorganisation within my main sketchbook. 

(Mixed Medium Experimental Samples produced by Myself)

    Above are some mixed medium samples I have managed to construct and produce using different materials and fabrics. In addition to this, I have also used other objects such as beads, threads, paint and much more; I was also interested in the idea of trapping objects within plastic that I bought from a fabric shop. I thought that this would be a good way of representing memories or clutter within the brain which is potentially lost or being taken in a short period of time. I wanted to use mediums such as paint to reference back to the documentary I watched called "I Remember Better When I Paint"which was based on an elderly woman who had been diagnosed with dementia and suddenly came back to life once she was handed a paintbrush. These are the sort of aspects I want to focus on for my Final Major Project that are to bring happiness and hope back to those with dementia or people who know anyone with dementia and want them to try remember as much as possible. Furthermore, I then wanted to look into texture and looked at layering, scrunching, tucks, pleats and more to try experiment with the types of textures I see as a final product. Although, I feel once I have knit samples, I will have more of an idea as to what I want to make in terms of a garment with additional texture to represent my FMP and its theme. 

(MISAN (Brothers & Textiles) Fabric Samples collected by Myself)

    To conclude this post, I have taken a photograph of some samples I managed to grab whilst I was strolling along Berwick Street in Central London. For this FMP, I was looking to find rather light, minimal samples, this being fabrics such as mesh, organza, clear plastic, cotton and much more. Obviously I would have liked to have collected more, but I am planning to go to Berwick Street again when I have more time and also to get even more samples when I have a much more structured colour pallet and aware of the sorts of materials I want to use for my FMP.