Textiles hand printed kaftan piece 

Digital Jewellery Design 

Digital Design - Jewellery 

Textiles Prints

Illuminating discharge print on direct dye habotai silk material 

The sample below is important in relation to my final piece as after experimenting with dyeing and printing on samples I decided through design development to create a piece based and similar to this sample, dyeing my final piece the same colour and using discharge technique. i have also used pigment and reactive p colour to print.  

Below is my final piece

This is how my garment will be sewn from the back 

Below are experiment samples I have created to see how I can sew loose kimono styled garments 

Textiles Work

Below are just some examples of my textiles work many of which are still in progress. I have included hand made samples using screen printing and digital pieces that will be printed on to material in order for me to make my caftan collection. I like to work in layers with my textiles prints creating depth. 

Here is a short design process of how I created a repeat digital print. I began using imagery of flowers and plants I photographed myself, these were then edited in Photoshop using 'adjustments' tools and placed with other images of mine I have edited in the same way. 

Once I had my desired print I repeated and mirrored it as seen below. 

Below is another photograph taken by myself, I used the same process as above to create digital prints. 

This is a repeat pattern I created using my edited version of the photo above and others. 

Below is a mirrored version 

Below are more digital prints I have created by editing using Photoshop my own photographs and working in layers.

Below are some of my print samples many still in progress all of which have been done through different processes and using different dyes and materials, many I have hand dyed the material first myself. 

             

Textiles

For my Textiles work my idea is to create nature inspired prints as a large wall hanging and possibly displayed on to loose clothing. Throughout my project I have researched designers who also looks at nature in their work. I aim to continue creating a strong design process, researching, drawing, designing and experimenting using a variety of techniques creating samples. I aim to continue experimenting with prints on a variety of fabrics observing what works well and what doesn’t. I will also work on top of the samples already created and continue to work and develop my digital prints.  I aim to have a collection of physical prints, varying in processors developing layers of hand printed pieces and digitally printed prints creating large wall hanging pieces. 

Research 

For my textiles research I have looked at a variety of artists and designers that use similar techniques and nature inspired imagery in their prints in which I am interested. Below is a link to my Pinterest Textiles Research board. I have also featured below some prints and designers that I find inspirational that help me to continue to design and develop my own work. 

http://www.pinterest.com/nicolawallace4/textiles-research/

Louise Tiler 

I often use Louise Tiler's work as inspiration for my own. I like the imagery she uses, her soft fluid forms are almost dreamlike. I also like how she works in layers and uses a soft pastel colour palette, although with my own work I prefer bright vibrant colours.  

Laura Olivia 

I like how she contrast colour and drawings in her prints, some fine lines and other block prints. I also like her imagery, that she works in layers and how subtle her designs are. 

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