The dress of my dreams...

Every girl dreams about their dream wedding, and I am no different. Well, for me, it's just all about the dress. For many years, I've had an idea in my head of the perfect dress:- full lace with a long, sweeping trail, lace sleeves, backless and just gorgeous.

Well, I think I have found the illusive dress of my dreams. She's a Turkish designer - Inbal Dror, and there's only one company in the UK that sells them. I've no idea on the price (if you know then please comment and let me know) but I imagine they're expensive to say the least. 

Now, the moment you've been waiting for, the pictures. You can't not love it.

And don't worry, not planning on getting married any day soon, I'm only 19! 

'Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder'

I have recently finished the last print module of my first year of University. It was based on paper cutting and mottos. My main influences were Rob Ryan, and doilies. I created two screens and used methods such as discharge (25% and 100%), procion dyes with manutex, indigo dying and pigment dyes. 

For those that do not know, discharge takes away the colour from the areas you wish. It can be used on most fabrics, however it is useful to know what colour the fabric has been dyed from as this is the colour it will most likely go when discharged. 

Like Rob Ryan's paper cuts, I aimed my designs to tell a story and to involve people. In the photographs below, you will see I chose a motto which was emotive for personal reasons. Briefly, I based my project around the distance between me and my boyfriend (because we both attend different Universities now). Therefore, in my design, I drew me and my boyfriend with the motto in the middle. 

I hope you like them anyway, even if they don't relate to your lifestyle completely. I'm always happy to hear feedback or comments :) 

Sorry they're a little creased! 

Upcoming photographs...

I am soon to be going on a short holiday to the Forest Of Dean so photographs will follow, however probably dull, grey skies will ruin them, either that or snow which seems to be becoming a nuisance. 

I'm looking forward to seeing Symonds Yat and a Sculpture trail in the woods. However more so looking forward to the hot tub in the cabin we're staying in!

Symonds Yat

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

Who doesn't love buttons?!

Apologies for not posting for a while, been a little busy with Bradford Textiles, getting home for Easter and the starting of my new project. 

Speaking of which, below are the inspiration for my project that I will take forward into knitting. 

The project is based on 'A Collection a Day' by Lisa Congdon. (The book is inconceivably hard to buy/borrow so here is the link to the blog - http://collectionaday2010.blogspot.co.uk/) 

She photographed and drew a different collection of objects she had a day. For our project, we were told to keep it to one collection of objects and the first thing that sprung to mind was buttons. I've collected a fair amount of buttons for my age, so here are some photographs of my collection which I have also drawn from. (I may post some photographs of my drawings at a later date) 

My highlight of the Fashion Weeks so far (probably won't be beaten)

I always prefer the Couture fashion weeks, more up my street as being a textiles student, I'm interested in the detail and not the cut so much. RTW fashion weeks are great, but no where near as encapturing. 

BUT

Enter Valentino. 

Most definitely topped everyone in my opinion. I can't even put all the photos of the outfits I loved in my blog, it'd be a mile long so I'll link it and attempt to narrow it down. Apologies if I get carried away! 

Hope you love this collection as much as me!

I normally think with designer collections, who would ever wear that?! But in this case, someone buy me that knitted jumper with lace inserts. Please!

http://www.elleuk.com/catwalk/designer-a-z/valentino/autumn-winter-2013/collection

Catch-up with my second term

Some of my first year weaves are mounted ready for the next (most likely hectic) deadline. These aren't all of them however, two have been submitted into the first year Bradford Textiles competition for weave. 

These weaves are inspired by Hornsea pottery. My designs included mainly a (very) simplified flower motif. I was restricted by the set up of the loom as we were learning techniques. It meant I couldn't do a full flower motif.