Sampling Week 2

This week i was introduced to hand embroidery techniques and asked to created samples demonstrating spirals, taking inspiration from the drawing exercise that i had done last week. I have never had and previous embroidery experience so i learned a chain stitch, ladder stitch, running stitch and how to create french knots. I have struggled to get the hang of the stitches but I'm hoping the more i practice the better i will become at them. I think the samples i have produced are quite successful as they are my first attempts at embroidery, but i hope that i will be able to become faster and more accurate with my next samples. 

 

Sampling Week 1

Throughout the first week of the sampling unit i started gathering visual research based on the topic of data. I then started creating a few initial drawings looking at my research. I think the most helpful part of this week for me was the drawing task we did with Nigel. Because this taught me that doing the same drawing in different positions can massively affect the outcome of the drawing. I found it a lot easier creating the drawing when i was leaning on the table but i liked the outcome of the one i did on the wall better because it created a more interesting shape and i could see the parts where my hand wasn't as steady. I think through doing this i have learned that using the same technique in a different way can produce a very different type of drawing.

 

Origins Feedback Task Week 2

This feedback week we were put into groups of 4 from each of our textile worlds. This gave us the chance to look at each others work closely to give us examples of what the other textile worlds had been doing. As i am going into the embroidery world next i thought this was really helpful for me to see the work that they had produced. And i hope that it was useful for other people going into print to see the work that i have produced throughout my project.

Origins Feedback Task Week 1

This week i started preparing to look at the next unit. The keywords i was given to look at were Mapping and Measuring so i used these as starting points for my project. To receive feedback from my last unit we met as a group at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. It was here where i started making notes and observations of my journey there and my journey around the museum itself. From this i created some quick and initial drawings to use as starting points for my project.