Final display for degree show

Below are images of my display for my degree show.  It took some time to get the layout perfect and to suit my fabrics.  I used different techniques in order to display my work professionally and creatively.  I enjoyed this part as it was fun seeing the fabric collection displayed together.

left board

right board

right board

left board

close up right board

close up floor

floor

business cards and comments book

Building Inspiration

 At the moment I'm being inspired by buildings, especially if they relate to my fabric collection.  This building is newly built in the last year and the window panels give such coloured tone to the building.  The shapes are similar to my fabric samples and the overall pattern of the glass reminds me of my sketchbook "A bird's Eye view".  Although I'm not a fan of green the slight hint of it in the building works really well.

Handmade Cushions

From some of my left over samples I created some cushions for my display in the degree show to give the viewer an idea of what my collection of fabrics were for.  I am really pleased with the way they have turned out ad my fabric really suits the concept of a cushion.

Final collection

After my design seminar I was advised to create some plain jacquard samples to break up the colour in my collection.  These are most of my samples grouped together to give you a little preview of what will be displayed on my final degree show.

For the white fabric I used various honeycomb patterns to give texture and detail in the fabric.  I chose honeycomb because honeycomb has been used throughout my other samples linking the fabrics together as a collection.

Above are all the colour wrappings for the warps I have done through this semester.these warps have created samples that I will be displaying in my final degree show,  I have enjoyed creating these warps and the colours I have used are displayed throughout both sketchbooks.

I have created my own website where you can view my fabrics and get a better understanding of my inspiration as a textile Designer here is the website check it out!

www.ahjwilliamson.wix.com/ailsa

Transfer printing experiements

My previous summer work placement gave me some simple zebra patterned trimmings that were not used in production due to the client cancelling.  There was such a wide range of colours I was able to find some in my own colour palette and decided to print on them to create new abstract designs.

Using disperse dye I was able to create a wave like pattern with the scarlet red dye to create the tie dye effect  I had in my woven fabrics.  Then using already made black transfer  paper I cut out blocked, graphical lines to create a grid like image to press onto my samples.  The method worked really well and I like the abstract effect it gives.  The original pattern wasn't destroyed but the trimming was enhanced added more depth and creativity to each sample.