WARNER TEXTILE ARCHIVE

We had the Warner Textile Archive on Tuesday. It was really beautful to see the interors that some of them were over 50 years old. The prints were so vibrant and they really were stunning. We were shown through all periods from the 18th and 20th centry.I was surprised to find out it was based in Braintree! So some of us were thinking of taking a trip in there to take advantage of it as its on our door step!

leathers-MY COLECTION

I was really lucky to have had given some leather by a work partner. Infact I got over 60 sheets of it !!! all amazing colours and beautiful finshes, untreated but high quailty leather as it was soft. Im lucky to have had this and it gave me a starting point for this collection!

COLOUR STORY

This is my colour story for INDIGO 2009

I based it around the leather I had at home to see what colours will suit them the best.

My work,initial ideas

These are a few pages which has started me off in my initial stages..i played on the stand using paper as that's what i like to use.

Sketch book pages of my work. I prefer to work on the stand from the outset,as I generate my ideas allot quicker then and more effectively. From all the inspiration I had collected, I looked into sheer tailoring with leather detailing. I payed close attention to detail in line forms and seam construction. I particular liked the cording design I had created using leather string. This worked well but may have to adjust colours and refine slightly! I'm happy with ,my ideas so far, but I do need to make an decision on my colour story and fabrics!! I tend to get carried away with forms and structure and designing the idea but not considering what it will be made out of!!! more research to do i think....