The advice from my last tutorial was to
be bolder and push techniques further, so I have been thinking about
combination of yarn to achieve greater extremes and how to develop my work in a
more contemporary way. I have also been working on samples to inform details
for the garment, thinking about scale and positioning.
I have been testing a number of
different cuff ideas using the dubied machines. I do like the exaggerated
ladder in the bottom sample as it has a good drape, however I think the sense
of movement of the ladder in the top sample is more successful and reflects the
more irregular nature of my drawings. I dip dyed the sample with indigo after
knitting which creates a soft colour gradient and picks out the inlayed copper
yarn nicely.
I also tried a new technique on the
dubied to create layered ladders. I then used devore paste on the top layer,
something I have been meaning to try for a while. I found the technique didn't
work in the way I imagined it would, however I do like the holes created as it
gives a very delicate nature and idea of something being worn. This process
needs more work and is perhaps not best suited to what I am doing at the moment
but is something I would like to return to.
(testing devore)
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