Each panel of the mini jumper is inspired by different shapes and textures found at Black Rock, Salthill.
The colour palette was inspired by the shades on and around the diving board.
I brainstormed and experimetned with different methods of translating these textures to yarn.
There was a wide variety of interesting surface elements which I wanted to depict on the jumper.
Mark-making is one of my main methods of experimenting with different concepts for knit.
In order to combine all these textures on the jumper, I decided to use an industrial linker to combine different panels depicting each element.
One piece in my mini collection is an armchair, and so alongside garment design, I brainstormed concepts for the chair I was constructing.
For my designs, I experimented with silhouette. I then cut out the shape of the garments out of paper, similar to a viewfinder.
I then held up this viewfinder against the textile swatches I produced for my mini collection and finding interesting designs.
These designs inspired the looks and products of my mini collection.
I developed the spider motif using photos of spiders I had taken, which I then manipulated on photoshop.
I did a lot of mark making to brainstorm different ways of depicting the spider.
I experimented with numerous different styles for the spider, before settling on a figure with elongated legs and a large body.
Developing the pieces I worked on for my mini-collection, I did some of my design work on the stand and developed the embellishment design directly onto the piece with tailors chalk.
The coat and dress I created were both zero waste, made from an upcycled duvet cover.
The embroidery on the pieces were made using Bernette B70 DECO, a domestic embroidery machine. The design itself I created on Adobe Illustrator before digitizing it to an embroidery file.
ZERO WASTE PATTERN CUTTING
Sustainability in fashion is a huge interest of mine, and so a lot of the pattern drafting I would create would be zero-waste designs drawn directly onto the fabric in tailors chalk. I would then use different techniques such as darts or pleats to give the garment shaping. This way there is no fabric waste from the garment.
