8 May 2014
BRAIN FABRIC
A while ago I posted about dying some fabric for my final collection and the time has come for me to actually go a head and do it!
The colour I used was a lot brighter than I originally planned but I feel it worked out for the best for me as it conveys the colours I wanted and gives a stronger look. It was ever so easy to do and I would defiantly use the marbling technique again (my mum might say different as I did make a little bit of a mess), I wasn't too fussed on the design that printed onto my fabric as I just needed a ruff texture to be conveyed but I feel that if you had an effect in mind it would work amazingly well! Mixing the colours would look good as well.
I used a giant tub that I found lying about in the garage and filled it up with 4ltrs of cold water, added 12 tea spoons (its 3 tea spoons per ltr) of the powder and left it for at least 4-5 hours.. it does only say 2 hours but I needed to pop to the shops and the longer the better as it needs to dissolve almost until its gone!! Then I just went a head and added droplets of my dye and dipped my fabric in and it was done, some bits of my fabric I dyed twice just because I wanted it to layer up and have different layers of printed patterns but when using this technique your left with the design in your own hands so its all just trail and error really.
Over all I am happy with my fabric outcome and need to get manufacturing now!
The colour I used was a lot brighter than I originally planned but I feel it worked out for the best for me as it conveys the colours I wanted and gives a stronger look. It was ever so easy to do and I would defiantly use the marbling technique again (my mum might say different as I did make a little bit of a mess), I wasn't too fussed on the design that printed onto my fabric as I just needed a ruff texture to be conveyed but I feel that if you had an effect in mind it would work amazingly well! Mixing the colours would look good as well.
I used a giant tub that I found lying about in the garage and filled it up with 4ltrs of cold water, added 12 tea spoons (its 3 tea spoons per ltr) of the powder and left it for at least 4-5 hours.. it does only say 2 hours but I needed to pop to the shops and the longer the better as it needs to dissolve almost until its gone!! Then I just went a head and added droplets of my dye and dipped my fabric in and it was done, some bits of my fabric I dyed twice just because I wanted it to layer up and have different layers of printed patterns but when using this technique your left with the design in your own hands so its all just trail and error really.
Over all I am happy with my fabric outcome and need to get manufacturing now!
oxo
2 May 2014
So this is my first final garment that is part for my FMP collection!!!
Its the J.W.Anderson pattern which is kind of cheating but as I had one made already from the live brief I thought why not make a 2nd as it gives the desired shape and fitting that works for my collection. The fabric I used is a foam 5mm in grey and it gives the perfect brain texture and volume which I love. Im going to pair it with a knotted neck piece that goes around the right arm and a pair of my box pleat culottes.
oxo
15 April 2014
HASHTAG ZARA SELFIE
As a true ZARA lover this blazer was like magic to my eyes! Its perfectly oversized although I did have to try the smallest size as it stuck off my shoulders a little to much, but the length and the style is perfect for every outfit you can think of! At the price tag of £59.99 I really need to try and justify it to myself as I feel my wardrobe is missing out a little bit...
oxo
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