Flash Back Post.

Back in 2008/2009 I was doing my BTEC National Diploma in Textiles and Surface Design at Newcastle College. The second project of the course was to make a doll bassed on Japanese Street Fashion and I loved it. I was very big on all the Japanese back then so the porject was right up my street. I still love Japanese Street Fashion and still keep an eye on it through blogs like tokyofashion.com. My dissertation was bassed on Japanese Street Fashion from the 90's and to help I brough out my old sketchbook, it looks most like a research book now but the the things I learnt in the experimental and sampling techniques have stayed with me.

 

 

CCAD Love.

In May just passed CCAD attended Surtex in New York, me and my fellow CCAD Level 5 (at the time) students helped man the stand. 

Banners where made of events CCAD has attened over the past year of 2013 to help promote the college at open evenings and I am proud to say that a photo of me and my friends behine the sand at Surtex New York is on one. I am pround to be promoting my college in such a way.       

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Minor Project 2013

My first project of second year Level 6, only a short 9 week project before we move on to Final Major. I bassed this project on birds and flying insects with the colours of sunset skys.

Theme Board 

Consept Board

Drawing Sheet 

 Pages From Sketchbook

 

FMP 2011.

Some of the pattern ideas I had for my Final Major Project in 2011.

Kids Space Party!

Retro future themed space party for kids. Hoverboards, Rockets, Robots, Space Invaders, Neon lights and all the other stuff that goes with the future. http://pinterest.com/candyflosskitty/card-gift-and-packaging/ - My research pin board.

My attempt at a mood board.

A sneak look into my sketch book.

Gift.

My new project is on card and gift. With so many different areas of gift to work with I found is hard to find a theme I wanted to do. After looking around shops such as Clintons and Paperchase I got my theme down to Wedding or Kids. 

Research photos

21st Century Romance - Samples.

An update on my 21st century romance project. I am now in the last week and a bit of this project and I feel like I have done nothing! Even though I am constantly being reassured by my peers that I have. I think it was the 3 week xmas break that did it, anyways I have one final design all sewn up, two more that need sewn and I don't know where am gonna pull the last final design out from but I should have an idea by thursday.

Samples.

A look at the few samples that I have. Using alot of freehand machine embroidery and some cut and slash.

Also thing is what happeneds when I tried to do some freehand embroidery on my sewing machine at home, yeah its not the best sewing machine in the world....

Finals