Sampling, Fabrics & Thread

From the previous samples I created on the ETHOS machine I decided to make a selection of foil prints onto the three materials that I was experimenting with to develop on the repeat pattern.

However these prints were too repetitive for me to work into and so I decided to choose sections of the print to sew. This idea originated from one of my previous samples where I drew one of my pattern designs onto fabric with a fabric pen and the filled the centre of the patterns with hand stitch. The most effective fabrics for me to use were Metallic Silk Orkney and Cotton Gauze in an off white as these are lightweight materials, when sewn into it can pull the stitches and disort the pattern.

 So I tried this same technique over the foil prints, but off setting the pattern to build layers and texture like the artist that I previously looked at Jill Ricci.

From this sample of layering designs I decided to place some of my samples together to viualise the effect and to help contextualise my work even further.