Sampling and Planning

This week I have been sampling to see what best reproduces the hand drawn marks within my shapes. I have gathered lots of colourful threads and fabric, been in the dye lab and experimented with different machine and hand stitches.
These are some of the samples I have produced:

I have also successfully digitally printed some of my fabric and embellished it. I think for my final idea I will produce an apron that combines hand stitch, machine embroidery and my digital prints.
This is some of my contextual research, I have looked at people who have created aprons as a decorative item, rather than a practical piece.

I want to replicate something similar to this in terms of simplicity of shape and with a decorative purpose rather than a practical purpose.

 

#http://beebopspartywear.com/collections/paperdoll-aprons-2

Digital Refinement

After my tutorial this week I decided to scan in my small but time consuming ink drawings and manipulate them using Photoshop. I played around changing scales, repeating patterns and layering the images. I was really happy with the end results and decided to get some digitally printed onto fabrics.

I have chosen the Apron Brief for my live project this unit, and so I have looked at the kind of apron I think I'd like to make:

I have chosen a quite simple design so that my making skills do not limit the potential of my patterns and colour. Also due to the bold and eclectic nature of the patterns I feel most textural or structural detail would be lost and there for a bit of a waste of time.