Easter Week Two

On Monday of this week I went to Staffordshire University’s library to look if they had any trend magazines as I had heard someone say before that they thought they had Textile View magazine. They had Textile View and View2, which both contain up to date trend information including colours, garment shapes, and fabrics. They had lodes of relevant information that goes with my project. I looked through the latest issue, and some of the past issues. I know that these are technically out of date when it comes to trends, but they have some good information to go with my work. I got quite a lot of images of technical drawings to help me do some more of my own. I have done some on illustrator, and I am really pleased with them. I think for my first attempt they have turned out well. Last week I ordered a book on illustrations which contains information on ways you can do them, such as using Photoshop, Illustrator, or by even using inks and stitch. This got be thinking that it is about time I did some illustrations of my own. I used my designs that I did on the mannequin, and my own drawings to layer them up on Photoshop to make new interesting images. The mixture of lines works really well. I am still not sure that these are going to be good enough to have blown up for my final show. I don’t want to draw an image from scratch and have it blown up, as it will show up any mistakes. I am not a confident drawer so I don’t think this would be the best idea. I think that using illustrator and Photoshop to make more of a graphic image will be the best thing. They look more polished. This week I have also stitched into some of my photographs that I had left over of my wire samples. I thought that this would make them have a bit more texture, and change them into something new. I think they look good. The stitch adds to the image. I have also stitched some small pieces of wire mesh onto them to show that they are made from. I need to mount them up for my portfolio. I thought that I could stitch into the illustrations that I did on Photoshop. This may make them a bit more unusual. I’m not sure whether it will work or not but I can give it a go. There are a lot of things I want to try out and have in my portfolio but I don’t think any are right for the exhibition and I am getting a bit worried that I’m not going have anything to show at the end of it. Because I cant make the garments I have designed in the time that I have, I have done a file on how they could be made. If I were a fashion designer in industry, I would have a whole team. Someone would pattern cut and someone would make it for me. I have looked into manufacturing processes and different materials that I could use. There are a lot of new technologies around so I have included some information on the new types of materials around today which fashion designers are experimenting with. This still leaves me with nothing for the exhibition! If it was any other project I think I would have enough work by now and would be able to concentrate on my written work. I will have to ask the lecturers to look through my work when I’m back at college and see if I have already got something to work with. Hopefully I have got something. If not I’m not sure what I am going to use.