My Next Warp

I have now taken some of the colours from the drawings in my last post and dyed some yarn for my next warp.  I will start to weave the warp shown once I'm back at Uni after the Easter break.

Recent Drawing

Here are a few drawings that I am now using to start design work for my next warp.

Starting To Weave

After much design development I am ready to get weaving again! I have hand dyed my whole warp, made from wool and silk crepe, and set myself the challenge of working bigger than I have ever done before. This is because I am designing a collection of samples for throws and wanted to make sure that my samples reflected their intended purpose.  Here are some sections of my weave so far.

Initial Drawings

Here are some of my drawings that I have been working on from my photos taken in The Manchester Museum.  Ive been trying to add collage and different ways of manipulating my paint to make my drawings have more depth and texture, from which I will develop weave samples from.

Starting Design Unit Two

As a starting point for my next unit I decided that although I wanted to stick to a similar theme as before, I needed a different take on it to help develop my work further.  With this in mind I have decided that I want to research into bones, fossils, stone carvings and items that are unearthed in archeology.  It is also this Idea of unearthing and layers that I would like to research into, to see if I can get some more inspiration for textures in my work.  Below are some photos I have taken on a recent visit to The Manchester Museum, now I'm ready to get drawing!

Design One Pin Up

So happy to have handed all my work in! Here is how I presented my work for the pin up.

Warp Three Samples

In these samples I used a warp rib structure combined with elastomeric yarns. Im really pleased with how three dimensional these pieces look after they have been steamed.

Warp Two Samples

For these samples I used a hand dyed wool ground cloth and a silk extra warp. At the start of weaving these pieces I was unsure of how they would turn out as I was not totally happy with the shades of blue that I dyed. However as a first time dying my whole warp I am actually really happy with these samples, and think that I have used a good combination of weft and structure to knock the colour back a bit. I also want to try a warp in a similar colour scheme to the peach, beige and grey sections that can be seen in the weft of these samples. 

Warp One Samples

Here are my three favourite samples from my first warp. I have tried to create texture in them by using a Seersucker effect, combined with different textured yarns and weave structures. Although the more neutral colour pallet is my personal favourite, I like the contrast that the blue and orange give.

                                                 

Background of Current Project

From the start of my final year I have been drawing and developing weave design ideas based upon rocks, particularly the textures, colours and formations that can be seen within them.  Here are some of my key drawings that I have developed most of my work from.