Plans and things to do
Since my last post I've found quite a few articles on Hannah Lamb which ive been photocopy and keeping in my folder, ready for my sketchbook. Theres also a nice article on the history of the lomo on the flasher website. I've been writing, well actually scrawling, a lot in my notebook recently (where have I been for the last 18 months without one?!? thats what went wrong...) about ideas etc, so yes..im just going to transfer those to here in a more coherent fashion.
- look at technical books on embroidery and handicrafts and start learning the basics. DONT TRY TO LEARN TO MANY AT ONCE! PACE YOURSELF!
- look through old journals especially on vintage knit and embroidery (started this today and wasnt very impressed. might look at knitting and sewing magazines for the homemaker rather than professional/academic journals)
- playing with ideas of mixing contempoary knits with vintage styles ? or maybe vintage knits with contemporary styles?
- talk to Janey about an industrial knit refresher, would like to do most by hand I think but maybe would be quicker/more efficient on industrial.
- talk to Jo Newton about the possibility of using the screenprint facilities, if not then how to go about digitally printing just placement prints and not whole quantities of fabric.
- start collecting vintage fabrics, curtains, vinatage feed sacks, buttons, etc and also old knits to unravel (could do with a colour idea?!)
- all fabrics, trims, printing inks etc have to be from non-animal sources. i think this is extra important
- mixing knit with other fabric (prob. jersey) in one piece?
- make blocks for easy fit knitwear/jersey, one and two piece woven dress blocks and hoodied bodice (Thursday morning)
Oh yes, on another note im enjoying these photographs from less common.
This might be repeating some of the above but this is another page from my notebook containg ideas:
- vintage/recycled fabrics - skirts/dresses - quite 'stiff' - cotton/cotton and faux silk blends? (research this option)
- knits - slouchy, cardigans, jumpers, hoodies? knitted front OR back with other knit/jersey side?
- screen print motifs. dress or knit? placement prints?
- recycled AND/OR organicly sourced wool
- vintage vs grunge
- bikini kill - rah! rah! replica
- look at technical books on embroidery and handicrafts and start learning the basics. DONT TRY TO LEARN TO MANY AT ONCE! PACE YOURSELF!
- look through old journals especially on vintage knit and embroidery (started this today and wasnt very impressed. might look at knitting and sewing magazines for the homemaker rather than professional/academic journals)
- playing with ideas of mixing contempoary knits with vintage styles ? or maybe vintage knits with contemporary styles?
- talk to Janey about an industrial knit refresher, would like to do most by hand I think but maybe would be quicker/more efficient on industrial.
- talk to Jo Newton about the possibility of using the screenprint facilities, if not then how to go about digitally printing just placement prints and not whole quantities of fabric.
- start collecting vintage fabrics, curtains, vinatage feed sacks, buttons, etc and also old knits to unravel (could do with a colour idea?!)
- all fabrics, trims, printing inks etc have to be from non-animal sources. i think this is extra important
- mixing knit with other fabric (prob. jersey) in one piece?
- make blocks for easy fit knitwear/jersey, one and two piece woven dress blocks and hoodied bodice (Thursday morning)
Oh yes, on another note im enjoying these photographs from less common.
This might be repeating some of the above but this is another page from my notebook containg ideas:
- vintage/recycled fabrics - skirts/dresses - quite 'stiff' - cotton/cotton and faux silk blends? (research this option)
- knits - slouchy, cardigans, jumpers, hoodies? knitted front OR back with other knit/jersey side?
- screen print motifs. dress or knit? placement prints?
- recycled AND/OR organicly sourced wool
- vintage vs grunge
- bikini kill - rah! rah! replica
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