This week I focused on my samples, I managed to complete
them, including laser cutting the fabric with my designs, then transfer
printing the corresponding design on top. I think overall it went successfully,
and I am happy with my final collection of samples. It was a little difficult
matching up the designs with the laser cutting; however, it was much easier
than it would have been to print and then try line up the laser cutter to the
print designs.
After seeing my collection of samples, I felt inspired as to
how I could imagine them in a fashion context. So my next step, using the
fashion research I had gained, I started designing different garments which I
think would benefit from my sample style, thinking carefully about the holes in
the designs. One of my samples had a
gradient of cuttings, fading from large holes at the bottom to none what so
ever at the top of the sample, this sample in particular made me consider
designs in terms of having the pattern show certain areas of the body over
others.
These are some of the visualisations I came up with, whilst
designing I noticed that the structures I swayed more towards were typically
thicker fabric designs, for example blazer jackets. The fabric I used for my
samples was the heaviest weight synthetic fabric I could find, however I
understand that if I were to continue developing this project I would need to
source heavier weight fabrics in order to achieve the designs I imagined.
Overall I really enjoyed doing this project, it has pushed
me a bit further out of my comfort zone, allowing me to experiment more with a
different style of photography and therefore experimenting more with the
structure of my digital designs. Also it has provided me with the opportunity
with using the laser cutter, which is something I would defiantly like to
continue to include in my work. I like the depth it adds to my print samples,
and the idea of being able to take away certain areas and incorporating this
into the design really starts to create some interesting ideas.
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