tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75246707032877708712024-03-14T01:35:09.335+00:00Eye of the NeedleSarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-45992957056174195302012-01-22T17:43:00.000+00:002012-01-22T17:43:47.888+00:00New Blog!I have a <a href="http://sarah-janehocking.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">new blog</a>!<br />
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http://sarah-janehocking.blogspot.comSarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-1419922785099522542012-01-16T23:03:00.001+00:002012-01-16T23:03:39.836+00:00Top Drawer 2012<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well day two of <a href="http://www.topdrawer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Top Drawer 2012</a> = done!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What an event! Such an experience! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve learnt lots which I can take away with me for future events: styling ideas, visual merchandising tools, the useful bits and bobs I need, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my section of the space on the <a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/" target="_blank">London Property Makeover</a> stand:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve got a combination of complete products and fabric designs which I am trading. Fabrics designs from my degree show collection, ‘Mapping Nature’ and some products which have fed from ‘Mapping Nature’.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVZFP806z8iuoKERAqRzpgPjx_ZRz4yCRYw97gaTUe_1zafsfiU3J_7zUoHbyFcfRzEt106oM8lm-jun9gfxFl5KhplAdl-AepGNrsPRnrY-nZqTH_XuGeJFEq7eoZSshn72L3FRbUBqQ/s1600/P1110449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVZFP806z8iuoKERAqRzpgPjx_ZRz4yCRYw97gaTUe_1zafsfiU3J_7zUoHbyFcfRzEt106oM8lm-jun9gfxFl5KhplAdl-AepGNrsPRnrY-nZqTH_XuGeJFEq7eoZSshn72L3FRbUBqQ/s320/P1110449.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll post some images of the whole stand soon!</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-54389561664929986422011-11-16T07:21:00.000+00:002011-11-16T07:21:10.958+00:00You can now buy my products online!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A quick update to say the <a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/shop/">shop</a> element of <a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/">London Property Makeover</a> is now online with four of my designs available for purchase.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/">London Property Makeover</a> has teamed up with <a href="http://www.stylist.co.uk/">Stylist</a> to offer this fantastic <a href="http://www.stylist.co.uk/win/win-an-interior-design-course">competition</a>, check it out <a href="http://www.stylist.co.uk/win/win-an-interior-design-course">here</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am also gathering information on a number of potential stockists within the Lancashire area of the UK. Fingers crossed something will come of this. I’ll keep you posted…</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-77309841554930885492011-10-20T09:26:00.001+01:002011-10-20T09:26:00.515+01:00Q and A with Karen StonesKaren from <a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/">London Property Makeover</a> asked to do a question and answer session with me for her blog. Take a look <a href="http://londonpropertymakeover.blogspot.com/2011/10/q-and-with-textile-designer-sarah-jane.html">here</a>. Hope you enjoy an insight into my thought processes and creative practice.<br />
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If you like what you see you might also want to <em><strong>'Like'</strong></em> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sarahjane.embroidery">Sarah-Jane Embroidery</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Property-Makeover/167360783348413">London Property Makeover on Facebook</a>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-43989112165275786872011-09-25T17:37:00.003+01:002011-09-25T17:37:00.707+01:00Have your cake and eat it...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I know it’s not textiles related but I guess it’s still creative. A couple of weeks ago it was my friend Susie’s hen party. As it was quite a civilised occasion, I decided to make hen party themed cupcakes. We had 'L' plates and then pretty glitter and flowers too...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUamFdA0qgUaqrj2sKNaeS8PzE8TdzPyO4ZWfWVwt04L2XVzZfF-VYZuOjz-smTD9jO6Twb4Y0FzOb9xS6KOVfcTHmsDFj-8UAKWNtbWEODJ2lOuaZgupKy_gRei4C1eJMfHO5Pxiq8b7s/s1600/IMG00030-20110909-2321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUamFdA0qgUaqrj2sKNaeS8PzE8TdzPyO4ZWfWVwt04L2XVzZfF-VYZuOjz-smTD9jO6Twb4Y0FzOb9xS6KOVfcTHmsDFj-8UAKWNtbWEODJ2lOuaZgupKy_gRei4C1eJMfHO5Pxiq8b7s/s320/IMG00030-20110909-2321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I’m in the process of creating some more designs and the retail section should go live in the next month. I’ll keep you posted. For now, check out my <a href="http://www.londonpropertymakeover.com/index.php/designers/28">profile</a>.</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-67565861399355763312011-09-22T11:00:00.001+01:002011-09-22T11:00:01.062+01:00Course 2: Soft Furnishings<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Monday I had my first class of Soft Furnishing, another ten week course. I’m hoping to learn how to make curtains, roman blinds and basic things like zips & button-holes. Soon I’ll be able to add curtains and blinds to my repertoire! I hope!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week we began wish the basic cushion (Which I am already capable of as you have seen!) but this cushion involves buttons for the fastening, now that I can do! I shall upload a picture when its done.</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-76380253818357644382011-09-21T15:11:00.000+01:002011-09-21T15:11:57.347+01:00The Trend Boutique: Freelance Workshop<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday I travelled down to Nottingham for an intense four-hour workshop on freelancing. What you can & cannot do the legalities or being self-employed, costing, working to a brief and allsorts in-between. It was an incredibly useful course but so intense! My mind was a mush afterwards. I shall have to have a good read through of my 34 sides of notes and 56 slide hand-out…</span>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-46224073277903166342011-09-21T15:07:00.000+01:002011-09-21T15:07:46.490+01:00Course 1: Adobe Illustrator<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So as my CAD skills are pretty rubbish I decided I should invest in improving them. So after looking through my CAD folder from uni I realised I probably had what I needed Photoshop-wise, it’s just a case of practice makes perfect…hopefully!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Illustrator on the other hand I realised I knew even less than I thought I did. So I enrolled on a course. Tonight I have my third class of ten and I am beginning to get the hang of it. Fingers crossed I remember it and it doesn’t seem to vanish from my brain like the Photoshop did…</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-54826660110031039082011-09-03T21:06:00.001+01:002011-09-03T21:07:10.208+01:00WOW!!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Wednesday I posted my first set of cushions which are to sold online via the website of a London-based interior designer. Today I received an email from the lady:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em><strong>“I just picked up your cushions from the post office and I absolutely LOVE them! I love the quality…I would be proud to put them on my website as they are such good quality.”</strong></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">WOW!!! I’m absolutely ecstatic! So, so happy! And she wants more! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I shall post the link as soon as I have it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJAeT5R4TP7OgpxrJlDMoBo6EIM2lpsDOmviq8pykTfPDjqv1Kgtng2NykL040Mag1WkmbOhwU5fxkd8czTWuJ7iH2eqD1UE3eyzIjlCb8Q8IohZ9naKqitBO6krUlzHjXjVrFRHhWVOV/s1600/P1110165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJAeT5R4TP7OgpxrJlDMoBo6EIM2lpsDOmviq8pykTfPDjqv1Kgtng2NykL040Mag1WkmbOhwU5fxkd8czTWuJ7iH2eqD1UE3eyzIjlCb8Q8IohZ9naKqitBO6krUlzHjXjVrFRHhWVOV/s320/P1110165.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOC6Et9mBTiu3mV_zjO40ZHEHBUy1-911nz5gphmaGOgZSOCgplKvKpcewkpVAmxcKnK6HjrxhRmUL4fQ9b09RtJJ2e5wPSp9TK9_e8UWQCTAm0H5kZR8V1zadYHw-kuQuGJKtLw4uP2o/s1600/P1110169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOC6Et9mBTiu3mV_zjO40ZHEHBUy1-911nz5gphmaGOgZSOCgplKvKpcewkpVAmxcKnK6HjrxhRmUL4fQ9b09RtJJ2e5wPSp9TK9_e8UWQCTAm0H5kZR8V1zadYHw-kuQuGJKtLw4uP2o/s320/P1110169.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-27829777941544249242011-08-29T10:14:00.000+01:002011-08-29T10:14:02.580+01:00The Festival Of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham, 13th August<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Festival of Quilts</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whilst I was putting up my degree show exhibition, one of the lecturers who I rarely see suggested that I submit work for the Festival of Quilts exhibition. However, when I got home and checked the internet I was too late for this year. So I decided it would be worth going along to this year’s exhibition so get a feel for the type of work submitted etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went to the exhibition in 2009 after winning tickets through Embroidery magazine. I wondered what it was going to be, imagining drab, old-fashioned patchwork. However, it was quite beyond my expectations. Yes, there was plenty of traditional patchwork to be seen, but there were also more contemporary pieces, many involving fabric manipulation and folding techniques, which I thought, were lovely. It was this visit it 2009 which influenced the quilting and white-work elements of my second year work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So off I went with a fresh head going to check out the competition so to speak. However, I was a bit disappointed to be honest. There were so many pieces that I thought, “I’ve seen that before.” There were so many pieces, which were very similar to 2009 exhibits just in slightly different colour ways. It certainly didn’t give me the inspiration that the 2009 event had which greatly disappointed me..</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So who knows whether I will give the 2012 Festival of Quilts a go, maybe. I’m just not sure my quilt-works are not too contemporary – I guess my pieces are quilts in as far as I use two pieces of fabric with wadding sandwiched between…but that’s as far as it goes…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There were a few pieces which did stand out though:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Embroidered fabric envelopes – wow. What a beautiful idea. These would be wonderful for storing little bit and pieces in, jewellery perhaps. It’s a lovely eco-friendly idea, we could all re-use our birthday envelopes – obviously highly impractical if posting and it might help if cards were a generic size… </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a project from studio 21 a co-operative of artists who create continuum pieces. They had a workshop area with huge lengths of fabric which you c thought it would be a brilliant idea for a community project particularly for children allowing everyone to make their own mark.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbsmgNq9IoT25cWNh8Ah1VafVRLV84nIQMufYcA_22oiPJ7p4uc013Zqs8NmKe9Y5jvRPxpQoZ0TEeSk6mrU_eEQlmtN10TwydcK8qbVgfv8zHECeH2bOj-kBVDv_TRVWP_X3M5E7518d/s1600/P1110132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbsmgNq9IoT25cWNh8Ah1VafVRLV84nIQMufYcA_22oiPJ7p4uc013Zqs8NmKe9Y5jvRPxpQoZ0TEeSk6mrU_eEQlmtN10TwydcK8qbVgfv8zHECeH2bOj-kBVDv_TRVWP_X3M5E7518d/s320/P1110132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Heartache and Hope’ was inspired by the Threads of Feeling exhibition at the “Foundling Museum and the thought of handing your child over, hoping to be reunited in better times” (Creative Exhibitions, 2011, The Competition Catalogue) I visited this exhibition back in January. It’s a lovely piece and I thought it was nice to see something which came about through a response to such an emotive exhibition. Well done Jackie Smith!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-6ZyUJoKzx7ZouzXhfeW83PTE2ifV28TPL4tf5IsV15eUFgzHsRR5QKiU-065b56px-IQexVz8hKgkISFK2wEUVRLDx1Gnqup2A_OF7bFYPGQdjIo2Tz2ERcLUFRBBnprbv8eG9ifefT/s1600/P1110145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-6ZyUJoKzx7ZouzXhfeW83PTE2ifV28TPL4tf5IsV15eUFgzHsRR5QKiU-065b56px-IQexVz8hKgkISFK2wEUVRLDx1Gnqup2A_OF7bFYPGQdjIo2Tz2ERcLUFRBBnprbv8eG9ifefT/s320/P1110145.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT054GLBIc7bEV5fModKNoOjpSsHx80uKxfOi-yOxJzdBoZJ4kJO-8BGJzzXFEM0l8UdyOQHre7OKMQavZJ9VF-m9w5M-m9RqbqoA-ukA9a5t_1vGRKkYjxAmPAmF0_zDnqZQpMjhifSo/s1600/P1110148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT054GLBIc7bEV5fModKNoOjpSsHx80uKxfOi-yOxJzdBoZJ4kJO-8BGJzzXFEM0l8UdyOQHre7OKMQavZJ9VF-m9w5M-m9RqbqoA-ukA9a5t_1vGRKkYjxAmPAmF0_zDnqZQpMjhifSo/s320/P1110148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-3197682105387490922011-08-19T18:15:00.000+01:002011-08-19T18:15:07.317+01:00Home Sweet Home<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I’m back from a lovely holiday in France, chilled out and relaxed. Now it’s back to the grind stone!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I took my sketchbook on holiday with me. The place I stayed, Pechambert is somewhere I have been to for the past eight years with my family and I have often taken my school/college/uni textiles work with me. It has always been quite an inspirational place to be, set it the heart of the French countryside. All you can see you miles around are field after field after field and a lot of sunflowers. :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year I didn’t draw as much as I would normally. I think my creativity took a holiday this time too (First time in a long long time!) It was wonderful to chill out though and actually read a book for once (‘The Peppered Moth‘ by Margaret Drabble – I’m still not sure where it’s going three-quarters of the way in!!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beauville, the village near Pechambert where we go to get fresh bread every day is beautiful and idyllic. I’ve always thought it to be very beautiful and quaint. I think this year will have been my final visit to Pechambert so I thought it would be a good idea to stock up on interesting photographs of Beauville for a potential future project. Watch this space!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are a few of the photos:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG5UAzLktGL3tr2YD47gziYMBIZB3M9JMbNcQjDN5rmVDU-5trLybtrEhnR-Zjp5XllPE2P0dcZQ44mNpZQAy0AcW-S5LLIxGFNVJagmPEw3QAxXvLWpv-sey6c0zo8dn51yt19O_kW-X/s1600/P1110057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG5UAzLktGL3tr2YD47gziYMBIZB3M9JMbNcQjDN5rmVDU-5trLybtrEhnR-Zjp5XllPE2P0dcZQ44mNpZQAy0AcW-S5LLIxGFNVJagmPEw3QAxXvLWpv-sey6c0zo8dn51yt19O_kW-X/s320/P1110057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On the Tuesday I came back to it and after a discussion with my tutor, we decided it was not right. She suggested having my fabrics folded as this would show them off more for their intended use: interiors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsWP8sDmcZuRKqhUy9E0IrbXjJVrJlAevpiLc3t6gq-G9aUIeI091oVg8TYpPKmmsUvvcAbNldpBHDWeSHiF_u394H1SaWFxYCYubLxfff4A2g6S7v2YEd6DazEGYphz4RL3H4evvs8pt/s1600/P1100809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsWP8sDmcZuRKqhUy9E0IrbXjJVrJlAevpiLc3t6gq-G9aUIeI091oVg8TYpPKmmsUvvcAbNldpBHDWeSHiF_u394H1SaWFxYCYubLxfff4A2g6S7v2YEd6DazEGYphz4RL3H4evvs8pt/s320/P1100809.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Wednesday was all about judging, press, awards, and celebrating! <a href="http://www.artsthread.com/p/lauradavenport">Laura Davenport</a> from the Textile Design course at Huddersfield won an award, the <a href="http://www.newdesigners.com/page.cfm/link=122">‘New Designers Wilkinson Award for Commercial Surface Design’</a>. We were all so happy for her! The award meant it brought lots of people to our stand and so perhaps helped the rest of us gain more interest? Who knows but it was all wonderfully exciting.</span></div> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The whole New Designers event was sponsored by Absolut vodka, so yummy drinks for us on awards night!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After New Designers had closed there was an after party at a local bar for all exhibitors. We popped along for a few drinks and a dance after a quick bite to eat.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday was the first main day in terms of visitors. This is when New Designers opened to the public. Friday was busy too with employers, press and a lot of school groups. Saturday was the quietest with less press/employers around.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt; tab-stops: 165.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made some excellent contacts and received some wonderful feedback which I found very encouraging. I have followed up all my contacts today so fingers crossed I hear from them soon! Wish me luck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegbK_LzVHKOmg8_hQolPl5FXCtEfPvcFfoJDTMekynZqraH-I3ZjJVyNUwyCaF7b09grC2fc2KqyHIrAV-eJaIS4cJJKIlezHh48vPp_kqV02VmdcCjhdK90AhM-255y9WCoSXwnBQDwl/s1600/P1100811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegbK_LzVHKOmg8_hQolPl5FXCtEfPvcFfoJDTMekynZqraH-I3ZjJVyNUwyCaF7b09grC2fc2KqyHIrAV-eJaIS4cJJKIlezHh48vPp_kqV02VmdcCjhdK90AhM-255y9WCoSXwnBQDwl/s320/P1100811.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-54988654904538024682011-06-25T21:06:00.002+01:002011-06-25T21:06:26.670+01:00I got a 2:1!!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was results day on Tuesday and I have officially graduated with a 2:1 BA Hons in Textile Crafts!!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For my final major project, I got a first too! Absolutely over the moon!</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-8267268736817147182011-06-25T21:05:00.000+01:002011-06-25T21:05:46.642+01:00Press Pack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9HfZsI8WxM5RJti-aA8jFMMG_Yj-Oa3o7VBunFGvqNKTiVfqpQUPKQXbPI611mqpQqA0vsepfSpxuTiWZZuggz62U9KV5nCb4KX_D3ZZe6w__127yMuKcBb0CXlA2tRJRLns763ykz7r/s1600/Front+cover+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9HfZsI8WxM5RJti-aA8jFMMG_Yj-Oa3o7VBunFGvqNKTiVfqpQUPKQXbPI611mqpQqA0vsepfSpxuTiWZZuggz62U9KV5nCb4KX_D3ZZe6w__127yMuKcBb0CXlA2tRJRLns763ykz7r/s400/Front+cover+copy.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I collected my press pack from the printers today all ready for New Designers next week. It looks great! I am so happy with it. Now let’s just hope the press want it and someone does a feature on me.</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-35243850038531358112011-06-25T21:04:00.000+01:002011-06-25T21:04:30.349+01:00Opening night!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The VIP opening of the degree show was held on Friday 17<sup>th</sup>. It was such a lovely evening, showing off our hard work and celebrating with family and friends. Everyone got dressed up for the event and we all had a wonderful evening (even if our feet were dying by the end of it all!!!)</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-9879556752909962112011-06-23T09:55:00.000+01:002011-06-23T09:55:01.555+01:00I have a place at New Designers!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCeYkJJ8-EmCnaGcIT3x2gaastOy-CQi-tayUw9DrffSz8ntzlmEZNtgCC57An7YZ_oUB7zfUmhNPAzV8af45QPI1R8Z5AtpVWpHylwi0GwFz3Oz_yC6hKy5nbrvV715UciB6eoMwKte8/s1600/nd_web_high_res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCeYkJJ8-EmCnaGcIT3x2gaastOy-CQi-tayUw9DrffSz8ntzlmEZNtgCC57An7YZ_oUB7zfUmhNPAzV8af45QPI1R8Z5AtpVWpHylwi0GwFz3Oz_yC6hKy5nbrvV715UciB6eoMwKte8/s200/nd_web_high_res.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am incredibly lucky to have been selected to take my degree show collection down to part 1 of New Designers. I could not believe it. I was desperate to get a place and worked so hard in the hope I might get a place, you cannot imagine how excited I was when I found out!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So there I shall be, 30<sup>th</sup> June - 2<sup>nd</sup> July on stand T4 with the University of Huddersfield. For information on tickets follow the link below.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.newdesigners.com/page.cfm/Link=5/t=m/goSection=3">New Designers Tickets</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAfpKsa7R268_Wh_EPURqhcGcNqwW06mB9lXLRIh0NDSS5lhebdgC_r8SLJFWYTLAI5Df-_eresL-Zh57-_CeXhyphenhyphenxKlJZs9w-jUM9eTEnGDOGec5z0sZ3uqyIdnPQWn9Cst2S73CiuLbg/s1600/new_designers_2011_exhibitors_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAfpKsa7R268_Wh_EPURqhcGcNqwW06mB9lXLRIh0NDSS5lhebdgC_r8SLJFWYTLAI5Df-_eresL-Zh57-_CeXhyphenhyphenxKlJZs9w-jUM9eTEnGDOGec5z0sZ3uqyIdnPQWn9Cst2S73CiuLbg/s640/new_designers_2011_exhibitors_poster.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-82303191398923690932011-06-23T09:49:00.000+01:002011-06-23T09:49:29.640+01:00Exhibition!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Putting up the exhibition was a mammoth task and far more tricky than I could have imagined. I went in with an idea of how to display my work; I wanted it suspended from the ceiling, hanging away from the wall, with pieces overlapping each other.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It ended up suspended but on an angle so the piece were parallel to one another but coming away from the wall diagonally into the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9BoEtCTPUm2ek8UwLLerLzXK74yZiWSYUz5TM4kGHK_d_ggkWoYXp3NaaHWPsIMDCumnsdAFpUo5w9XTxctyUAo9cK8qhn6t0dtO92ea2HVq3sMoOHn0owblUKk6Anzay2vGWu-3siaj/s1600/%2527Mapping+Nature%2527+exhibition+collection.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9BoEtCTPUm2ek8UwLLerLzXK74yZiWSYUz5TM4kGHK_d_ggkWoYXp3NaaHWPsIMDCumnsdAFpUo5w9XTxctyUAo9cK8qhn6t0dtO92ea2HVq3sMoOHn0owblUKk6Anzay2vGWu-3siaj/s320/%2527Mapping+Nature%2527+exhibition+collection.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m really happy with my exhibition. I feel it shows my fabrics off wonderfully and bringing them in together really emphasises that they are a collection.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-55211088947367725882011-06-23T09:44:00.000+01:002011-06-23T09:44:25.066+01:00Final Collection, Photo shoots and Contextualising<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As my work can be seen in a number of contexts, after a discussion with my tutor it was decided that it would be good to create a number of visualisations to show which context my fabric collection could fit into.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’d already thought that a photo shoot would be a good idea, taking my finished fabrics back to the woods where the inspiration came from. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before-hand, I went to check out some locations, looking for trees with low enough branches to drape fabrics from and areas of dappled sunlight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyDpyng0P4S3eOBKkEaS8zTxWQmi9JzrWz_yDUt6aTRJx7vQ3VIdB97ObvDKDCrAYyfmsggLQUkPPvfGBVw5InyNYQWiwM7t4jm5fdbDVW9nTRU_kjF11d0QFJhFnRmm7_WXVTJQvxlKV/s1600/Location+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyDpyng0P4S3eOBKkEaS8zTxWQmi9JzrWz_yDUt6aTRJx7vQ3VIdB97ObvDKDCrAYyfmsggLQUkPPvfGBVw5InyNYQWiwM7t4jm5fdbDVW9nTRU_kjF11d0QFJhFnRmm7_WXVTJQvxlKV/s320/Location+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The whole photo shoot experience was so much fun! I got some really great shots and really enjoyed the styling process. Maybe I’ve found a new direction?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvX5YTixs9OtfK0WUT5FGm3lqyOFVWfwLGZlP9-XgiUEBOCvnNRe9k4GgOk3ZhDx_3FAEeDVt8SIM7Ao2Wwt5nNFatwV1mPYgjfW5YjH74ZyaroW-6YFOw2NItUu3r33OVM3rLIyDFopP/s1600/%2527Mapping+Nature%2527+Photoshoot+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvX5YTixs9OtfK0WUT5FGm3lqyOFVWfwLGZlP9-XgiUEBOCvnNRe9k4GgOk3ZhDx_3FAEeDVt8SIM7Ao2Wwt5nNFatwV1mPYgjfW5YjH74ZyaroW-6YFOw2NItUu3r33OVM3rLIyDFopP/s320/%2527Mapping+Nature%2527+Photoshoot+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-70497385079184740022011-06-16T10:11:00.000+01:002011-06-16T10:11:07.219+01:00Sample 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa6_7UnqzfRHM6t6hqUsS2h35pyp5L0kCB3aSsYHjB28byf3SVizSc02gaI4iXgqGW0J3RU-gEXD7tqdd8Xt9COCk3jmgYrDT8owhxFnv4_9AHM3OtowRGqDVA5wCODm95DSOh7uMPWIv/s1600/P1100784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa6_7UnqzfRHM6t6hqUsS2h35pyp5L0kCB3aSsYHjB28byf3SVizSc02gaI4iXgqGW0J3RU-gEXD7tqdd8Xt9COCk3jmgYrDT8owhxFnv4_9AHM3OtowRGqDVA5wCODm95DSOh7uMPWIv/s320/P1100784.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As part of my degree we have to produce an exhibition catalogue. The course does one which you can take part in (for a cost) or you can produce your own. Everyone this year took part in Sample 11.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were allocated one double page spread each and we had to figure out how we wanted to assemble our pages.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we received the images from the photoshoot, I played around with numerous layout ideas. We were also asked to include a quote which summed up our practice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The theme on which a piece of work is based is not always explicit…it allows the viewer to use their imagination and form their own ideas.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is what my page looks like. We received our catalogues last week </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVphZadsWOSWhl7Q8T0yJDECcZTlV9x-UhAZcJFUL1BCnQ7Scsih_UeWvASRdDkCItKYuwDc_AX3Uzddi6sn1BDshX5glo0XPFtvz2gDyqUSWgcOu2E-v16LwKrytmgoDVdgbNTwPEZNY4/s1600/P1100783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVphZadsWOSWhl7Q8T0yJDECcZTlV9x-UhAZcJFUL1BCnQ7Scsih_UeWvASRdDkCItKYuwDc_AX3Uzddi6sn1BDshX5glo0XPFtvz2gDyqUSWgcOu2E-v16LwKrytmgoDVdgbNTwPEZNY4/s320/P1100783.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photography: <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">©</span>andrewf.com<br />
ISBN: 978-1-86218-095-6<br />
Publisher: The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-47468180115992394552011-05-03T15:04:00.001+01:002011-05-03T15:06:27.871+01:00Photoshoot<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As part of my course at uni, we have an exhibition catalogue which goes alongside the final degree show. As part of the process we take part in a professional photoshoot.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was given 45 minutes to set up my work, followed by a 45 minute shoot. The experience was fantastic! I’ve never done anything like that before so it was a really useful experience.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before the shoot I looked at my studio space and the way I worked and displayed my work around me. I saw that I had quite a busy space with lots of layering going on and with draped fabrics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjJD7H3uBQwO9l1IPYHKx88zPLJztEJxpqZWC9X6E2sYeSguEGIexq3z4Pevar7ZhIp6E2kJqlX1aKpx9yP1Xu_dHig0wYNX4ze1_deGQZQW1XwvYSpFoMQpkwyqITJDH9yuVFCaNg9HN/s1600/P1100051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjJD7H3uBQwO9l1IPYHKx88zPLJztEJxpqZWC9X6E2sYeSguEGIexq3z4Pevar7ZhIp6E2kJqlX1aKpx9yP1Xu_dHig0wYNX4ze1_deGQZQW1XwvYSpFoMQpkwyqITJDH9yuVFCaNg9HN/s320/P1100051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought about how I could use some of these ideas for my photoshoot, knowing that the venue would not allow us to pin our work into the walls. I thought about finding some form of batton or pole to drape my fabrics over and experimented with this idea by making use of the piping running along the studio walls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl2K8rtQExs-tD3S8ubSEYUfP9MjrQe9kRV2W9ZTYg8cC92BzS40NHLdoqPn2Q7VTSg_5VBWi9rbFqXsvgg6da6KMgo_gK5B0o4GIdat8YD6V2mDKfE4kMoF_A_uXIt3eQlLoaP9DJggb/s320/P1100064.JPG" width="240" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePmJRO4tjG4AK8Fm0qPqskKPaNRQdXeJQqYyfQCrQ8VCAfCpyd1HI6hz_sY-_zXYXIqMTAQhGKmtPNtNpy8dNAvawxYA3KGq1UnZt_yHCXVQ3v8ctGMvFgp8FAn0A4B6lYQguHQoT_7SQ/s1600/P1100066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePmJRO4tjG4AK8Fm0qPqskKPaNRQdXeJQqYyfQCrQ8VCAfCpyd1HI6hz_sY-_zXYXIqMTAQhGKmtPNtNpy8dNAvawxYA3KGq1UnZt_yHCXVQ3v8ctGMvFgp8FAn0A4B6lYQguHQoT_7SQ/s320/P1100066.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After discussing ideas for the photoshoot with my tutor I decided that because I want to work on commissions it might be a good idea to present my shoot as though I was having a meeting with a client. I could lay my designs out on their dining table as if to say, “Look, this is what I am capable of.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So then I went off and looked at tables. Firstly, it had to be something I could easily get hold of for an afternoon. Secondly, it would have to fit in a car. Thirdly, I wanted it to look like a dining table, but not a cheap looking one – something that was old, and loved and you might find in the house of my clients. Based on the fact that my work is so detailed and time-consuming, my clients would need to have a large disposable income. Therefore, I felt this should come across in the table.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now I had a look at two tables in particular, the old dining table from home which I now use as a desk. This table has been passed on through three generations so I expect it is quite valuable. This was the table I envisaged using when I first had the idea of using a table. However, I had to consider whether it would fit in a car in order to get it to Huddersfield for the shoot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMuge1um20S9xUekN8rkgK0vezlXLRbIhxhsOq6lwda7QVDblRk10Zr7nnmidtUl85T2dxNCigdXfKpsrBPHyZaUfmCdhM9eAXNcy6NdXXihh8vp2IIrFfwOzUekFSdPww3cpDQQeW-PM/s1600/P1010412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMuge1um20S9xUekN8rkgK0vezlXLRbIhxhsOq6lwda7QVDblRk10Zr7nnmidtUl85T2dxNCigdXfKpsrBPHyZaUfmCdhM9eAXNcy6NdXXihh8vp2IIrFfwOzUekFSdPww3cpDQQeW-PM/s320/P1010412.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next table I looked at was one belonging to my grandma. It’s a gate-leg table so I knew it would fit into a car.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcliUmSaGRlu5HxY87FRmwmhMDtJeX7B7_-mG9t8s9NRMpOFtJi1UDN2dhDV5xgMVjSh_By98dZ5Hk022HU2w25tOi1gvclo20PNxn2ALGw5U-0wa7V9yMzZmijHIv_C9yTAfvibPSt4h/s1600/P1100038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcliUmSaGRlu5HxY87FRmwmhMDtJeX7B7_-mG9t8s9NRMpOFtJi1UDN2dhDV5xgMVjSh_By98dZ5Hk022HU2w25tOi1gvclo20PNxn2ALGw5U-0wa7V9yMzZmijHIv_C9yTAfvibPSt4h/s320/P1100038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I settled on using the first table from home. So on the day of the shoot, my Dad drove over to Huddersfield with the table and a chair. I found a suitable place in the room to set up my table beneath a window. In the room we were using for the shoot I found a pin-board which just fit into the window frame – perfect! I used the board to pin fabrics to and recreated my studio space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxWEwYdojtdgmRXsrSIE9w1_ygzH9Gt3GrlwAEoChF2cWylFRyTZCd6IQUYz-FCBCh1hmbE_H_oiofOouynFvZYS7C51B-qj1WaXNHemCmIAunY7U3yutSBM4WZq6y4ooqHYQyM0ayohP/s1600/P1010433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxWEwYdojtdgmRXsrSIE9w1_ygzH9Gt3GrlwAEoChF2cWylFRyTZCd6IQUYz-FCBCh1hmbE_H_oiofOouynFvZYS7C51B-qj1WaXNHemCmIAunY7U3yutSBM4WZq6y4ooqHYQyM0ayohP/s320/P1010433.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each student was assigned a second year student to help us. I asked Clair to take photographs for me as we went along putting up my work and throughout the shoot. I was very lucky in that I had my Dad at the shoot too so I asked him to bring his camera and take photos. Between the three of us I ended up with over 200 photos!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are some of the shots from the day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqCHQ1GkqOwTTjgQJ5szdWkVE2AMWogQivupWtBePFKiJWjx9yZeLrFPtlUW63vk7DdcVUlb1ADznWEOQRP0sc5UffA_0LVqx-nS0Qj72Hy7B-kCkXtnmyLlauMNAfcEptk5nfVRqRENH/s1600/P1010431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqCHQ1GkqOwTTjgQJ5szdWkVE2AMWogQivupWtBePFKiJWjx9yZeLrFPtlUW63vk7DdcVUlb1ADznWEOQRP0sc5UffA_0LVqx-nS0Qj72Hy7B-kCkXtnmyLlauMNAfcEptk5nfVRqRENH/s320/P1010431.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-26593237841100602022011-03-27T12:08:00.002+01:002011-05-03T13:35:02.402+01:00It's been a while...<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I haven’t blogged for months! I’m terrible! So I’m going to quickly update you on what’s been going on in my textiles.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My project before Christmas was inspired by natural forms and textures with a strong focus on gardens. I combined this with patterns found within formal garden design.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below are some of my initial observation sketches, which I used to create digitalised stitch designs.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosvSExts8G_ApBybZ7rVON51l-Es_0B9EwU-CDvKWkqH60ssQvhxE4FCAij4UYihV9xzQ30O67R5xIAFGftTcLmsY0S9Ly-xvzCjHRiWrSE5l6joCZ50wqWOp9KzckU8ltWZas3XJEyF-/s1600/1+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosvSExts8G_ApBybZ7rVON51l-Es_0B9EwU-CDvKWkqH60ssQvhxE4FCAij4UYihV9xzQ30O67R5xIAFGftTcLmsY0S9Ly-xvzCjHRiWrSE5l6joCZ50wqWOp9KzckU8ltWZas3XJEyF-/s320/1+cropped.jpg" width="123" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I used some new drawing techniques in this project using the Elmo scanner, a 3D scanner to help me. I would project my small-scale sketchbook works onto A2 & A1 paper as well as lengths of wallpaper. The scanner allowed me to zoom into various parts of my drawings creating an entirely new piece of work. I also scanned parts of my embroidery to draw from as well.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg7rdK9OvlG6hLFjVszOuT5uOsNsXPUnRTLqnNWgC6tXyZ1TpChsl259U27_Rv1v70wX_v4JNHsCNB4LkamjSqS5ky_JzpwPXPCBnFzfGVT8kgy3vKCEXMlDurrnq2YgUb2ATFWaBC5Hh/s1600/elmo+tech+file+scan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="95" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg7rdK9OvlG6hLFjVszOuT5uOsNsXPUnRTLqnNWgC6tXyZ1TpChsl259U27_Rv1v70wX_v4JNHsCNB4LkamjSqS5ky_JzpwPXPCBnFzfGVT8kgy3vKCEXMlDurrnq2YgUb2ATFWaBC5Hh/s400/elmo+tech+file+scan.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The image above shows me working from the projection of a drawing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4L-vGZ8klsNMxzcZ8JqBqNb7gNBQRPvhKLh0f-Tc8KxC5C8KIyHvOfVFZZBhEPRp2NLGuB9FC0aYbhLOmRnYitakmOzwIe-xf5OCXKEGEd1S9vOiUv5EZv_zoRUz6SqxPmMCFBIhngub/s1600/elmo+tech+file+scan+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="97" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4L-vGZ8klsNMxzcZ8JqBqNb7gNBQRPvhKLh0f-Tc8KxC5C8KIyHvOfVFZZBhEPRp2NLGuB9FC0aYbhLOmRnYitakmOzwIe-xf5OCXKEGEd1S9vOiUv5EZv_zoRUz6SqxPmMCFBIhngub/s400/elmo+tech+file+scan+2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This image shows me working from the projection of a fabric on the left-hand page. On the right-hand page, I am working from the print left behind from a dyed fabric whilst drying.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'm really pleased with my drawings from this project. I really developed my own style and learnt to draw on a larger scale. I’ve always preferred to work small-scale which is why I tend to work in little sketchbooks. The Elmo projection technique was a massive help. I think that because the projection leaves marks on a page, when you actually make the first physical mark, it seems a lot less daunting. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The white paper, usually of large dimensions, was threatening. The nervousness of making the first mark on the blank surface…”</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (Ionascu, 2006)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="Default" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">IONASCU, A. (2006) <i>Drawing Lines – Ambiguous Surfaces, </i>[Online] Available at: </span></div><div class="Default" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ac/tracey/ambi/images/ionascu.pdf [Accessed 14.12.2010] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-87054163470951286892010-10-27T11:41:00.000+01:002010-10-27T11:41:03.561+01:00What is contemporary about my work?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my monograph module, we were asked to think about what makes our own work contemporary...</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Quilting – non-traditional.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Influenced by other contemporary practitioners:</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Claire Coles</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Pauline Burbidge</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Alice Kettle</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Val Jackson</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Use of technology:</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Amaya (Computerised sewing machine)</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>CAD (Photoshop, Illustrator, Design OS, Amaya OS)</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Laser-cutter</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Digital Photography</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524670703287770871.post-81012085222664904012010-10-27T11:38:00.000+01:002010-10-27T11:38:38.310+01:00Considering Val Jackson’s applique…<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have adjusted this photograph of Val Jackson’s work to grayscale in order for me to appreciate the technique used.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jackson’s use of stitch gives plain sections of fabric texture and depth with her pattern creating stitch. These patterns vary greatly from simplistic circular forms to swirls, flowers, and wavy lines.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By combining reverse applique with pattern creating stitch, Jackson forms some lovely sections of floral fabrics. This is a technique I would like to use in my own work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I will be referring to this image throughout the project for technique ideas.</span></div>Sarah-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491037946686202517noreply@blogger.com0