Weaving Sample

This is my weaving sample. We first threaded wool through the wholes at the bottom of the these 14 sticks. I then start to wind my wool an materials like thick wool through this in a figure of eight. After I had filled the whole thing I then put the sticks up through the weave and knotted then so the weave couldn't come loose. 

 

After I had done all this my weave finally ended up like this. 

Knitting Samples

First Sample:

We first learnt how to cast on as this is how to start knitting. Our minimium stitches was 20 so I did 30 with 4.5mm needles, these were bamboo needles.

 

I did a few rows with this, I then discided I wanted to change the colour and I did the rest with that blue colour. 

 

I changed colour once more. This is my first knitting sample, at the end I used a light green, navy blue and a darker green. 

Second Sample:

This is my second sample I used 10mm on this pierce but I did use fine wool this is why it's looks slightly messy. I really like this sample because it's looser and it's abit messy I love this effect.  

Other Samples:

 

Nature Vs Made Man

This project is all about Nature Vs Man Made. So these are my mood Boards ... 

 

My first mood board is all buildings. I used a grey background with this as I thought many buildings are grey and most of these castles are grey. 

This is my second Mood Board this is a nature sheet I like the pattern of all these things because you could use it just about any where, out of all these patterns I like the flower and the giraffe print I also like the black and orange strikes from the frog. 

This is my last mood board the is also a nature. I found all these leaves and scanned them because if I was to use the real ones they would decay I have also used brown wool on this sheet this is meant to look like branches so the leaves don't look like their just flotting. This sheet also has pictures of flowers I used these as they fit in with the nature theme I also used brusho paints for this background. I drew flower as I love the doodle look on flowers. I also stuck on flower on the right side of this sheet I did these with watercolour and black pen I cut the petals out as I nought it would look better. 

 

This is a picture of all my Mood Boards together. 

Knitting Samples

This is my knitting sample. We learnt how to this in class and spend all day doing some samples. For these first samples I used a 4.5mm needles and I started with 30 stitches. I also used bamboo needles for these samples. 

 

On this sample I discided to use colours three different samples as I thought a range of colours would look good and it would show different technique.

These are two of my finally samples as I did do three others at home. But these are the ones I did in college. I thought to used these colours as I think they show both the nature and man made themes. 

 

I'm really enjoyed this technique as I thought it showed lots of skill and it was relaxing. As I liked this knitting so much, when I got home I borrowed some knitting needles and did even more samples are home in those other samples I used different types of wool (e.g. Thicker and thinner and then I also tried different size needles). I was so impressed with myself for managing to do this technique and do it well. 

Evalution

 

My initial ideas for the project of "All the fun of the fair" were to use a ferries wheel, games & game stalls as I felt these images represent a fun fair the most. To document my research I decided to use a sketchbook, this shows all the research, ideas and development I did in the holidays. My first idea was to use a spider diagram; I think this is a more interesting way to show my ideas.

My methods of research took time and lots of scrolling on the internet, and sketching. We also went on a trip to Scarborough to do some primary research. We walked up & down the seafront where we took photos of the relevant images that we needed for this Fun fair project. These were the shadowing, shapes & colours of the beach & sea. We also looked at old & new arcade games which showed different images & colours that we could add to our project.  

I believe I managed my time well, sometimes I got stressed because I was doing most of the research at home in the 6 weeks holiday and didn’t know if the research was enough. Mostly I would be thinking how I could do my work & then spend most of my Sundays putting it all together. Sundays in our house are always quiet and the best time to work.

For my artist research I looked at Daniel Heath because he is a designer of fun fairs using textiles. Daniel produced some screen printed pillows and I liked these because they were very bright and the pattern showed up very well. During my research I could not find anyone else I really liked, but Daniel Heath seemed to only do bedding.

I approached my tracing with care and concern because I knew this would be turned into my screen so didn’t want to rush it. I took inspiration from my mood boards, visual sheets and internet research. But as I didn't want to make my tracing and screen print too busy I used a lot of the same objects just in different sizes. I did some Batik samples on paper but most samples like devore and puff binder were on fabrics. I liked using puff binder the best as I liked the final effect it had on the fabric.

My experience of the sewing machine was both good and bad as I tried two sewing machines to see which I could use easier. I first tried the Bernini and I liked it I just couldn’t work it, to me it was a little confusing. Then I tried the Brother machine and it was a lot easier to use. I liked using the Brother as I could use the foot peddle easier and get the right speed I wanted. I also found it  more comfortable to operate. When I did my sewing machine testers I used the brother sewing machine for my straight stitch/different stitching technique sample and I used the Bernini sewing machine for my free machining sample. I found the layer and burn difficult as I had to use the sewing machine without the foot on, and had to have the feed dogs down, this made it a lot more difficult to control and meant most of the lines weren't very neat at all. For this technique I used a wooden hoop, organza and bondaweb.

I loved my experience in the print room as it let me create different things and use and make different things. I used lots of materials like, calico, Devore, batik, puff binder, brown paper, masking tape, newspaper, tissue paper, cartridge paper and found fabric. Also while I was in the print room I used things like a pressure washer, fabric, a screen, a squeegee, wax, an iron, pigment ink, procian dyes and brusho ink. I loved being in the print room as I could practise my ideas instead of thinking of what to do. Another reason why my experience in the print room went well was because I could just create my ideas for my samples there and then if I wanted as all the materials were there for me to try out and use.

In the whole project I used a lot of experimentation, but in the textile workshop is where it really came out. I experimented a lot as I haven't used the textile workshop before apart from in my first year but that was only one quick lesson. But the things I enjoyed most were screen printing, batik and puff binder I liked using these the most because the puff binder stands out and makes the pattern look 3D. I also experimented with the sewing machine too as I haven't even used one before. So this whole experience has been a massive learning curve.  

I enjoyed lots of processes in this project; I mostly enjoyed puff binder, batik and using the sewing machine. The reason why I like this so much is these are the most unusual techniques. But I didn't enjoy the layer and burn as I couldn't control the sewing machine very well and I couldn't get the pattern I wanted. Also I used embroidery thread on the sewing machine and as I was using the sewing machine without the foot or the feed dogs the embroidery thread kept snapping so this is why I didn't really like using this technique but I did think it was good to learn how to do it.

I manage my work load in the summer holidays by dedicating every Sunday to working on my sketch book I also found and thought of ideas though the week. But when I got back to college it didn't go so well due to the death of my grandma this meant I took a week off for bereavement. However I catch up and now I'm back on track and very proud of the work I have achieved.

Layer and Burn Sample

This is my layer and burn, it's a technique we learnt and used in our project. For this technique I used a wooden hoop, organza and bondaweb and an iron. For the first step I ironed bondaweb and organza together the heat from the iron bonded these fabrics together. Then I got a wooden hoop and stretched my fabric round it this keeps the material tight and stretched so I was able to sew into it with the sewing machine. Then I got the brother sewing machine out and tried to do some kind of pattern but as I had to take off the foot and lower the feed dogs I didn't have much control from the sewing machine. So I had to control it myself this means you could get a very neat pattern. 

 

This is my my layer and burn in the wooden hoop ready for the sewing machine. 

  

The fact that I couldn't get a good neat pattern is shown here. 

 

The is my sample after sewing with the sewing machine and heating it up with the heat gun. 

This is the final sample piece for Layer and Burn.