Locating- Initial Sampling

This week I have been experimenting with initial sampling for my self-initiated work, I tried techniques such as drop stitches of sections to create movement and interrupted stripe similar to my drawing. Unfortunately because I tried this with a silk it didn't have the effect I wanted and was too floppy. I worked a lot with ripple which I think works very well but would be better when manipulated with stitch, I also thought if I could inlay with wire it would add to the structure similar to my visual research and context research.

I inlayed a plain stitch with plastic while being closed in with lycra, this gave the inlay an unusual movement I really liked. I tried it also with a monophilament which didn't have the same effect. I am really pleased with the movement it has made however I do not like the messiness it creates in the sample. I will try and develop this further to create a look I am more pleased with.

This technique has reminded me of Nathan Lyles grad show in 2013.

Nathan Lyles

I am really pleased with using drop stitch as a technique, I feel like there is so much you can do and it creates a lovely uncontrolled tone in the fabric and less of a neat stripe. I’m also pleased with knitting single and double bed in contrast to create a shape, I think this could be improved on my including foiling.

I have struggled a lot with my colour pallet this week trying out the different yarns but my tutor has helped me in my weekly tutorial on improving on this. I need to use cleaner colours to link with my sketchbook and play around with proportions more.