Here are some of my images from college.

I have been lucky enough to returned to education as a mature student to study fabric design. In the past have made my own clothes, knitted garments and altered clothes to make them up to date or look different. Always taken an interest in fashion, fabric and the construction of garments. Also attended a jewellery design and making course working in silver and gold and still wearing some of my pieces today but gave most of them away as presents ! Spent alot of time restoring old furniture for my home instead of buying new and had some unique stuff !!


Saturday, 23 February 2013

William Morris.

Have recently been looking at certain textile designers. And of course the king of all screen printers is William Morris with all his beautiful designs and prints. I just love William Morris work and would like to visit his place Kelmscott Manor near Oxford, which one day I will do.William Morris was born 1834 – died 1896 and was a designer and maker.

 This design is called Strawberry Thief  1883. This was William Morris most expensive printed furnishing
fabric and became a firm favourite with his clients. The pattern was printed by the Indigo discharge method an ancient
technique used for many centuries mostly in the East. William Morris admired the colour and crispness  of detail that this technique produced. This design was block printed on cotton and took a long time to produce. Therefore it was very expensive to buy.


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