After experiencing the processes associated with weave, I have now moved onto the embroidery side of the Passimentrie project. I would like to collaborate these processes and the materials I used in order to influence ideas within the embroidery part of the project. This week I set out to create 'edges' from materials such as ribbons and trimmings which could be used in the interior or fashion industries.
From weave, I have learned to appreciate colour and composition which I feel will allow me to think more sensitively within my embroidery.
I have used already-learned processes such as hair-pinning, cording and appliqué as well as new processes such as ruffling, pleating and gathering in order to create these edges.
From weave, I have learned to appreciate colour and composition which I feel will allow me to think more sensitively within my embroidery.
I have used already-learned processes such as hair-pinning, cording and appliqué as well as new processes such as ruffling, pleating and gathering in order to create these edges.
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| Could this be an abstract representation of a carousel pole? |
The processes that I feel have allowed me to develop key ideas the best were the Read Pleater and the wide gathering foot on the Bernina machines (although this took me a while to master). They have allowed me to take a more 3D, structural approach and are reflective of the rides I photographed on the visit to Blackpool Pleasure Beach at the beginning of the project.
I would like to collaborate weave and embroidery more closely through ruffling and pleating as I found these processes surprisingly effective in creating woven, yet embroidered edges. I have found it easier to use embroidery processes to translate woven effects rather than on the weave looms specifically.
For the exhibition at the end of the project, I would like to further collaborate embroidery with weave in order to create something more practical such as a collar or cuff, for example, or perhaps a more sculptural sample which I could display. I will use learned processes through weave and embroidery to do this and assess what has worked best throughout.
To further develop my ideas I now need to research around the compositions of collars or cuffs or sculptural textiles so that I can create a sample around my current ideas and processes that I have learned so far. To carry out this contextual research I will look online at Pinterest or other blogging sites to take some inspiration from other designers that have done something similar. I will need to look more closely at the shape or the composition of the pieces that I find in order to influence how I could create my own.
