Initial Sampling

My initial sampling ideas all originated from the colour pallet developed in my Future Past sketchbook.

The materials that I chose for this were all heavily woven, they included cord - to replicate the linear textures throughout my drawings and velvet, to connote the sheen from the acrylic paint. I chose metallic threads which were similar tones and colours to the fabric. 

The sample above was my first of the project. I decided to take the line qualities from my tracing paper drawings and apply it to the thick acrylic paint connoting material. Metallic thread was used to work against the fall of the material in order to create a more distorted texture. I used a machine couching technique using a super twist metallic thread again to work a satin stitch over, which added a rougher, broken edge. Overall these techniques were effective to me but would perhaps be more exciting and interesting onto different backgrounds that were maybe prepared. This led me use the embellisher to fuse materials together using the linear inspiration. 

After my tutorial I felt that these weren't working but could be better with an apparent shape embroidered over the top, I also wanted to experiment with the other end of my colour pallet which was a more silver and pearl based selection - so I combined the two together along with a repeat tile print from my development work. 

Im planning on using patchwork and creating different backgrounds using different materials and embroidery techniques such as the embellisher. Again with the tile print over the top and patching together to create one large repeat print.