Weave in action

I inserted some of my silk screen prints to the weft while experimenting to add texture and colour.

Thinking about my triangle and Bird drawings, I'm using the triangles as a pattern  and experimenting with a repeat. '

Linda Green

In reaseaching around weaving I came across Linda Greens 'Exploring Structures' series. Her work takes the principles of weave but turns it into something quite minimal and modist. It reminds me of the wrappings ive been doing, yet where as in my wrapping i am focusing on colour analysis, Linda's work stems from wrappings around objects where the textile still remain. Peices of found wool, shells, wood, stones are all vessles in which hold the weave.

Its a simple yet wonderful depiction of how within weave, you just need something to hold your warp thread to then you can interject you weft over and under. Its working off the loom in an inventive and interesting way. The tiny scale of the work demands you to look closely and examine the tiny interweaving yarns.

Weaving. So far so good.

Today is my first day of my weave block and so far so good! Weave is something that I am extremely unfamiliar with and to be honest never really excited me, but i wanted to approach it with an open mind so started researching around the types of things you can create with weave to give me some inspiration. Its much more exciting than i thought, especially after doing a few of the patterns  processes and general experimenting on the looms the whole thing doesn't seem all that daunting! I enjoyed playing about with different materials and fabrics you can put into the weft, some worked better than others but all in all im enjoying it and actually having fun with it. Here's some weaving processes i came across when looking into the subject and realized that weave can be more than creating fabric. These are a few i found inspirational;

On a large scale

Taking wrappings on step further

I like the graphic look of this weave

I could insert other materials into my weave? 

V&A Archives- Blythe House

Today we got the chance to visit Blythe House, the V&A Art and Design Archives. We got a small introduction of how to use the vast archives system there. Its amazing because it allows you to get access to working papers of artists and designers as well as records of companies involved in different aspects of applied art and design.

Today was just an introduction to the possabilities of what you can do there, however we were shown a few examples of the textile/fashion archives they hold there which were absolutely fascinating. I will defiantly be returning!

A huge collection of lace dating back to early 19th century.

Beautiful patterns from the early 19th century, who knew how modern looking the prints were then! 

I loved these French fashion forecasting books from the 70's. There is so much intricate detail that goes into these things that I had no idea about. They are an absolute work of art in themselves. 

Print Print Print.

Ive come to the end of my print block and i have absolutely loved it! I don't necessarily love all the prints I have created but it has been a learning process that has left me dying to learn more about print. When I see prints in street style, shops, houses, wallpapers, pottery I want to be able to create that. I want to be a master at print and learn more about the long processes such as silk screen. I did find it difficult to get my head around the lengthy process that is silk screen, and being a naturally messy person I found it quite hard not getting acid dye everywhere! But i think its something I can focus in, grow in and really develop my skills in. I think preparation is key with silk screen printing, going in with a colour scheme, layout idea and sketches with a sort of direction you want the end print to be. I just wish I had longer to test and experiment. 

printed pavement.

citizens of colour

Wearing loud prints together.

I like the contrast between the horizontal formative stripe to the illustrative more abstract print on top. the black running through both prints ties the outfit together and adds a sense of order.  

i like the hint of red on the scarf that beaks up the strict black and white colour theme. 

This entire image reflects print, from the postcards in the stall the hints of green and oranges in the cobbled floor, the lady seems to blend in to an array of pattern.

In a florescent t-shit and union jack trousers this man is certainly not afraid of  loud pints. I like his bold bravery.

The well considered matchers. 

The buttercup yellow tights are matched exactly with the hints of yellow in the chequered coat making the whole outfit look very together and fluent. What is a bold choice of tights is brought together with the subtle hints in the jacket. very nice indeed.

pink on pink the bold and colourful print is broken up with the plain black coat. I like this ladies devotion to pink in her handbag, matching headdress and even glasses frame.

Unfazed by looking too matchy this girl has confidence when working the double camouflage print. Just the subtle change to a more yellow tone on the legging print tells us that this is not in fact a camouflage onesie!

Matching the brown leather bag with with brown leather on the shoes, and the vibrant green in the trousers to the green printed scarf, this outfit is a tonal match box. Broken up with a dark grey tailored jacket to make the matching slightly more subtle.

Wearing four different shades of pink this lady is certainly not afraid of standing out.  I like the hand made felt bag, it adds to the boldness and personality of the overall look.

The bright red trousers break up the blue with something else other than black. I was instantly drawn to this outfit purely for the fact she wore no black anywhere. even her trainers are a turquoise.

              I like your style. 

Although this lady has defiantly caught me stalking her and properly therfore doesn't like me very much, I like the lime green detailing on her jacket. Worn with pinks and red the green stands out against these contrasting colours.

I really love the hues of dark greens and oranges in this fur. Worn with simple black jeans making the fur stand out against the rest of the outfit. Lovely.

A small hint of sky blue worn with a patterned scarf and a fur neck coat, this man has got style. Despite no matching colours this outfit works well because it is all tonally matched with small bursts of more vibrant tones such as the blue shirt and the light brown shoes.

The only person who would actually let me photograph them, my sister.  I like the sort of home-made, mix-match feel of this outfit. All plain warm colours with a contrasting detailed patterned shirt.

Once again it is the colours in the whole composition of this image that I love. The deep red wall reflects the slight red print in the dress, contrasted with a dark purple cardigan. Even the chairs posses a red hue that ties the image together with a beautiful warm colour palette.