Shall we begin?
As a textile artist I am always looking for new skills to transfer and manipulate for my personal practice, being a huge lover of making in general, I find lots of traditional craft techniques spanning all mediums both interesting and relevant to my work as well as providing an exciting challenge with (hopefully) a beautiful and unique result.
Every week I will be sharing some of this journey with you, whether it be the highs (and inevitable lows) of learning a new skill or gearing up for some of the amazing Maker Wednesday events hosted by The Waiting Room.
With my strong personal links to all things textile, fabric printing with Jacqueline Davis has obviously sent me into a frenzy of excitement! All week I will be pinning my favourite inspirational printed fabrics on my Pinterest board and musing over what amazing things I could create with these new skills.
After spending much of the last year endeavouring to improve and expand my hand embroidery skills I am ready to embrace a whole new way of adding pattern and narrative to fabric.
In regards to inspiration for this workshop my recent visit to the exhibition British Folk Art at the Tate has shown me how the most simple of patterns or figurative shapes can create a huge impact.
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/british-folk-art
I am also thinking of ways I can mix hand printing with one of my other textile based passions, traditional English patchwork and am beavering away sewing some sample pieces to experiment on either during the workshop or in the week following. I will keep you updated with my progress before and after on my ‘what we make’ Pinterest board but it would be a thoroughly boring affair if I didn’t have your input as well!
In light of this we would love to see what you are currently making! Get in contact with me via e-mail [email protected] and we can help you showcase your hard work and talent! Any project, craft or make has a home on the board (not just what’s going on events wise) and I would love to incorporate both work in progress and finished pieces.