WORK EXPERINCE - HAND AND LOCK

I started work experience with hand and lock this week. It was great to see the workshop and the hand work was amazing.! I was quiet nervous,as I started to get all the feeling i had when I was at Burberry..get worried i would get demotivated once back at uni, but it was like that at all! I loved being there for the week and it was great to how they worked still using the traditional methods..just like Savile row tailoring so i could relate with the process.

Originally i was under the impression that I would get the chance to do more hand work..and try out processes, but soon found out that i was doing allot of errands. I was in a pickle! As much as I appreciated the fact they gave me this opportunity...i just didn't want to be a mail lady for the week so i decided to enrol in the school of gold work for a day and learn the techniques on how to do gold work instead of working the full 2weeks next week, but offered Sana the studio manager to do till Weds.
. I felt this was best all round as I just need to weigh up what was more important in the long run. I thought initially that it would be a gamble but I would get expedience on how to do gold work...but when i knew i wasn't going to happen i didn't want to waste my uni time for technically doing nothing there. so following next week Monday i will attend it...cant wait!!!

http://www.handandlockembroidary.com/

Final boards for INDIGO- Final pieces

These are my final photoboards. Im not pleased with at all niether the fianl products but this project had been just not what I wanted it to be and I wish my mind frame was better to carry this project off just as sucessfull I had as Last years Indigo!!

PROGRESSION of project

I have been very deflated in this project and my progression has be awful. This has to be by the worst project I have done to date. I do feel its due to me working all summer and getting run down, the getting the flu at the begining of the semester. Im bitterly disapointed with this and there is nothing I can do but to get myslef together , finshe the project and put it behind me.

I ve started to think about my MP and feel that I have somthing to look forward to. I just want to get this done and out it behind me!!!!!

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....