Sampling & Context

This week I have taken all ideas and decided to start sampling to help visualise the effectiveness. I have used mainly heavyweight materials varying the thread densities from the line qualities in my drawings and photographs. The most effective of my first week sampling were the fine 'Cornelly' and 'Frank' designs as the stitches were delicate and can be layered, however for what I want to achieve I'm going to try this onto lighterweight materials (eg. silks, chiffon/organza), with possible dainty layers of beading.

My tutorial this week allowed me to open up and thoroughly visualise my own work with the opinions of everyone else in my group. This had triggered new ideas and opportunities. I have decided to change my materials as previously stated because I feel they will work better towards my style, which has further helped me to locate my work into decorative embroidery and embellishments - for both Fashion and Interiors (but in this case it will be Fashion).
I further researched this finding embellished clothing design and what I noticed the most was how capacious the designs can be which mainly led me to think about composition more.

I struggled to produce samples with compact patterns, so I related back to my most helpful way of designing which is tracing paper drawings. I process these through the printer to create patterns. The outcome of this concluded with me producing machine embroidered samples on the cornelly to create a base on my fabric and then layering with beading and embroidery. I decided on these ideas using research with Fashion inspiration from clothing brands like...

All Saints

I also took inspiration from...

Ellie Saab

Dolce & Gabanna
Taking ideas of using various tones of one colour and pushing this to get the best out of sampling.

Using the tones of a singular colour as inspiration.