Making Life more Beautiful
My opposites project came to an end. I made four lino prints based on the words on posters I came across at the Mary Ward Centre. I used machine embroidery to create colour on the design. I added a little hand … Continued
This post is dedicated to Mrs Mole, who asked for detail on how to do a lino block printed textile. I am delighted to help and warmly welcome any requests or suggestions for blog posts. This technique is very simple … Continued
Last Thursday I wrote about Aesthetic dress, including this photograph (left, below) of William Morris. Later that day I went on a trip with the Mary Ward Centre to the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. Do go if you can. … Continued
The Tessellation project has been really good fun, but now I want to make a piece of fabric for a blouse, skirt or dress. I am inspired by the work of Roger Fry and Duncan Grant at the Omega workshop. … Continued
You may remember how we had made patterns from sketches of kitchen implement, then photocopied them, and arranged the tiles. This week our task was to use a range of materials – lino, soft cut plastic, polystyrene blocks, stick backed … Continued
In my printing class we started our tessellation project – what fun! Tessellation is when you fit a regular shape to itself many times, covering the space, like a tiled surface. When printing, creating tiles or doing patchwork and quilting this … Continued
My project is to produce a contemporary Christening gown which, while traditional (as requested by parents), also avoids yards and yards of lace, pin-tucking, embroidery, and hand sewn French seams. A short history of the garment can be found here. … Continued
I have finished printing a metre of cotton shirting (ex Paul Smith, from Simply Fabrics) for Amandine. This print was inspired by a warm colour palette stripes living by the sea side French holidays and looking out of the window … Continued
I am sure that Jane Shepherdson thought an edgy photo shoot on a Council housing estate would make her clothes really stand out. Why not use a Council estate as a backdrop? Perhaps the sculptural beauty of the Municipal architecture would … Continued
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