I N V E S T I G A T I O N S ...
Where do my samples fit? ...
Since finishing weaving I have continued my project mostly by doing some more research. For us weaver's, the project has felt a little bit back to front so far and so I had produced the work but did not know what it was for entirely. I decided to use the easter break to concentrate on this and after speaking to the tutors about my thoughts before easter, I decided to explore the idea of it being used for edges and finishings on garments.
Initially when I began weaving my samples, I had thought that I would want to produce a jewellery based outcome, but as I was weaving using the yarns I had chosen and looking at the photographs of the japanese garden, it didn't feel right and I found myself becoming more interested in designing a piece of cloth. Because of this, I have found that my skills using scot weave and the ARM Dobby looms have greatly improved. In my samples I used two warps of three colours and I worked hard to figure out how to construct the patterns I wanted on my cloth, it was a real challenge to try and figure out how to draw a peg plan for the patterns I wanted, considering I only started as a weaver this year. Now that my samples have been produced, I am glad that I challenged myself, it was an unexpected development and it has made me more willing to challenge myself further in the project.
Considering branding and style? ...
In order to do some more research into finishings and edges for garments, I started by following Sally's advice and photographing my samples next to various fabrics. I wanted to gain insight into what kind of material worked next to my samples. This process really helped me to figure out where I could visualise my samples, and on what kind of garments. I worked out that soft materials such as cashmere or wool, really didn't show off the woven detail on my samples. My samples only really worked on garments which were shaped and not flimsy like a jumper and so I decided that they would work well being used on a section of a ladies jacket, perhaps a collar, or some cuffs, or just an edge of a tailored garment.
Into collaboration?...
The collaboration side of Unit x has been exciting and interesting. I have learnt a new range of skills which were quite unexpected. To begin our collaboration, Dacia set up a group on Facebook to enable us to talk when we were out of the studio and set up events and meetings. The book binding workshop was really informative and it got us all talking about the possibilities of what we could produce individually as well as together. Before the book binding workshop, we also collaborated to learn a new skill called temari ball weaving. We each attempted to create some temari balls and found it a far more intricate task than we originally anticipated. We all participated in the task and helped one another along the way. We used a video on Youtube and some instructions on the internet to weave the balls. It didn't go as successfully as we had hoped but the collaboration of ideas and learning a new skill was still successful. So far through the project we have all stayed in contact with one another constantly. I think that we have all realised that we don't have to be doing exactly the same thing in order to collaborate, instead we can have meetings and share our thoughts and have discussions about one another's work and thats still a form of collaboration.
plan of action?...
Initially when I began weaving my samples, I had thought that I would want to produce a jewellery based outcome, but as I was weaving using the yarns I had chosen and looking at the photographs of the japanese garden, it didn't feel right and I found myself becoming more interested in designing a piece of cloth. Because of this, I have found that my skills using scot weave and the ARM Dobby looms have greatly improved. In my samples I used two warps of three colours and I worked hard to figure out how to construct the patterns I wanted on my cloth, it was a real challenge to try and figure out how to draw a peg plan for the patterns I wanted, considering I only started as a weaver this year. Now that my samples have been produced, I am glad that I challenged myself, it was an unexpected development and it has made me more willing to challenge myself further in the project.
Considering branding and style? ...
In order to do some more research into finishings and edges for garments, I started by following Sally's advice and photographing my samples next to various fabrics. I wanted to gain insight into what kind of material worked next to my samples. This process really helped me to figure out where I could visualise my samples, and on what kind of garments. I worked out that soft materials such as cashmere or wool, really didn't show off the woven detail on my samples. My samples only really worked on garments which were shaped and not flimsy like a jumper and so I decided that they would work well being used on a section of a ladies jacket, perhaps a collar, or some cuffs, or just an edge of a tailored garment.
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| Market Research: Looking at brands such as Per Una, Asos and Topshop |
Into collaboration?...
The collaboration side of Unit x has been exciting and interesting. I have learnt a new range of skills which were quite unexpected. To begin our collaboration, Dacia set up a group on Facebook to enable us to talk when we were out of the studio and set up events and meetings. The book binding workshop was really informative and it got us all talking about the possibilities of what we could produce individually as well as together. Before the book binding workshop, we also collaborated to learn a new skill called temari ball weaving. We each attempted to create some temari balls and found it a far more intricate task than we originally anticipated. We all participated in the task and helped one another along the way. We used a video on Youtube and some instructions on the internet to weave the balls. It didn't go as successfully as we had hoped but the collaboration of ideas and learning a new skill was still successful. So far through the project we have all stayed in contact with one another constantly. I think that we have all realised that we don't have to be doing exactly the same thing in order to collaborate, instead we can have meetings and share our thoughts and have discussions about one another's work and thats still a form of collaboration.
plan of action?...
With the remaining two weeks before the exhibition, I am planning to organise my time efficiently so that my work is presented in the best possible way. In order to do this I have created a two week timetable and written down everything I need to do on each day and at what time. If all goes to plan, I am hoping to create a box for my samples, a few jacquard samples, and a booklet using indesign. I think that this will prepare me for next year and also challenge me again.
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