I am actually pleased with all of my samples, The only thing I wish I'd done differently is that I wish I'd made more!
Embellished cotton outlined by free machining
Embellished carpet underlay outlined with free machining technique
I decided to experiment with carpet underlay because I noticed that it included most of the colours from my colour pallet. I think it creates a unique effect that works well
I really like this suede fabric. I've created the motifs by using the free machining technique
Carpet underlay with a multi-head stitch-out on top. I think this works well. I think I should have put more motifs on it though because the underlay is a bit too busy. I think more of the white motifs would have given it more of a tamer feel.
I created the background by embellishing strips of fabric through some polyester soft touch fabric, sold in the A4 and more store. I think it works well next to the carpet underlay. I had originally hand stitched into this sample with wool, but it looked awful, so I cut the stitches out and replaced the design with one from the ETHOS. I left some white, pink and blue bits in from where I'd done some French knots, because I think they work well as subtle decoration.
I created this background in the print room by using reactive dyes, painting a screen, and then transferring it onto the fabric. This is a technique I learned in first year. I put some creases in the fabric so that when I pulled the dye through, it would miss some sections out. I wanted to make the pattern look a little bit different and I think it works well. I then went over the fabric with the embellisher so that it would become more textured, and also pull the fibres closer together, making the colour stand out a bit more.
