Creating this resolved sample took me on a long journey but helped me develop ideas which I plan to use in my assessment piece as well.
SKETCH BOOK
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I played around with shapes to create movement.
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Further developments.
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Adding some ideas on texture.
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Moving away from my initial ideas but getting too complicated!
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Going back to the original sunflower shape, but in a much more simple design.
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Looking at colour, shape and shading, against a dyed cotton fabric.
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Again, experimenting with colour.
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Test sample using threads to create shading. Stitch - FME ZZ, W3, L2. The shapes look like swirling tassels.
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In the resolved sample I chose to use the orange shading to create the swirls. They looked very 'flat' when I had stitched them so I padded them from behind to create a 3D effect (Mod 1). I made an assortment of cords and plaits to lay between them and added 3 buttons to represent the heads of the tassels. I added small toggles to the end of the cords. It was very difficult to stretch the sample onto backing card and I had to resort to glueing the padded tassels in place to stretch it smooth. The sample is framed with card using a border of 5 cms on top and sides and 7 cms on the bottom.
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Close up of the centre of the resolved sample.
