Major Project

I will be creating for my final project a collection of embellished, stitched textured textile design / craft pieces.  I will use my preferred textile techniques of hand and machine stitch and embellishment. 

I plan to create a collection of stitched textile samples which will be initially inspired by two current exhibitions

 (1) The Cheapside Hoard London’s Lost Jewels at the Museum of London.

(2) Pearls, V&A and Qatar Museums Authority Exhibition at the V&A

The imagery from the two exhibitions will provide me with the subject content for my collection and will be the starting point for my information gathering, idea generation and drawing exercises. 

I will create a collection of stitched textile pieces based upon my chosen theme of luxurious jewels and precious stones. 

This will be a sustained body of work.  The fabric samples will be created from natural fibres.  I will use threads and yarns with lustre and shine to interpret and represent the elements of the precious stones.  The fabrics will be embellished and embroidered by hand and machine.  I will also create CAD embroidery designs.

In addition to fabrics I will be stitching and embellishing non fabric surfaces.  I intend to experiment with wood panels, stainless steel gauze and vintage slate roof tiles. 

The final collection will comprise of textile fabrics and complimentary non fabric pieces.  I will present some but not all of the experimental surfaces in the final collection and these will be chosen based upon those that best compliment the fabric samples and subject matter.