Breakthrough!

Satin lines on the bias, a joyful combination of blue, lime green and red, which I'm really pleased with!
I'm planning to try a rouleaux effect so that the backing fabric can't be seen.

The gold makes the red more vibrant, which works well.

Horrockses' dress 1953 V&A

• Focus on satin, obi and piping stitch working on a large scale initially, avoid flat fill stitch. 
• Develop designs for flowers using Horrockses dresses for reference.
• Use motifs at different scales and colour palettes to create new designs.
• Lines - rouleaux 

Dying grounds for stitching

silk organza, wool crepe and wool flannel.

more layered circles

I'm planning to outline these with the cornely 121 and use them as features  on pleats and ribbon edgings.
The colour mix doesn't quite work, I think a brighter red would be better.

Manchester Antique Textile Fair

I went hoping to find a colour palette and shapes for my trims,

when I put the various items together that I'd bought, it seems I have!

I stewarded for an hour on the door.

Satin stitch lines

I think there is potential with these, white as the last layer ends up looking like tacking stitches.

• Stitch lines on the bias to increase the twisted effect.
• Make a rouleaux

Painting a colour palette

Autum / Winter 2012 colour palette

Seamless Garments - Annie Shaw

Annie's seamless, knitted gansey reminded me of Miyake's A-POC seamless, woven garments. I've also come across a seamless stent for medial use made from embroidery on dissolvable fabric, which is apparently more flexible that knit or weave and wonder if there is an application of it in fashion yet.