I have had to projects for my Fashion & Textiles course this year. The first project was to create a secret agent pocket involving my personal interests. The second project was to create a sleeve of a garment which involved my personal items that would represent as special value to me.
Project 1 - Secret Agent Pocket
Kickboxing is a hobby of mine and I thought this would be a good place to start. So I gathered information I could use to start my project.
Sketchbook Pages
Throughout my sketchbook I experimented with different methods on how I could transfer an image onto a piece of fabric. I tried heat transfer by ironing on an image onto my fabric (pictures 1&2) then I also tried free machine embroidery on two of the images to see what effect it would give the transfer image. I tried the hot wax Batik (picture 4) which I dyed the fabric for 20 minutes for the wax to show up. I also tried Image Maker Transfer where I spread a thick paste on to an image and set it down on fabric for 15 minutes then applied water to make the image reappear (picture 4). I experimented with the screen print, I drew an image, placed it on a screen in order for me to spread ink through.
Sample pieces
Free Machine Embroidery
Free Machine Embroidery
Screen Print & Free Machine Embroidery
Project 2 - Wear your heart on your Sleeve
In this project I used items that were personal and held special value to me. I brought these into college in a little mesh bag. Items which included a necklace with my name on it, a bracelet I used to wear when I was a baby, rings from grandparents and great grandparents.
I photocopied my little mesh bag to see what experiments I could do with them before I started building my garment.
My garment was made the materials organza and denim, organza for the front and back panel and denim to make the actual sleeve itself.
My garment was made the materials organza and denim, organza for the front and back panel and denim to make the actual sleeve itself.
A light blue organza for the front and back panel and white denim as the sleeve. As pictured above.
I tried free machine embroidery, screen print and combining both.
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