Barcelona Inspired Weaving

Above is a picture of my favourite samples. I had quite a few favourites but these are the ones I was most impressed with. The shapes and balance of colour as well as their hand was undeniably lovely to touch made with a viscose multicoloured warp in three different sections. Mainly loose weft satin and a circle design I came up with myself. Sometimes with my weaving plans I find it a hit and miss game with how I work out in my mind what the final result is actually going to look like. However, I L.O.V.E the colours I have used in this project. Compared to previous projects I have done this colour choice is very unusual and different for me as I normally stick to using more earthy colours. This project gave me a breath of fresh air, exactly how the trip to Barcelona went during the Summer. An inspirational place to say the least!    

My mood board and Concept Board are above. As I mentioned previously I was inspired mainly by the Catalan architecture and plant-life in Barcelona, the bright yet subtle colours Gaudi uses in his work to create suggestions of abstracted nature and movement of what happens around us. Then developing that feeling into a fashion fabric for Spring/Summer 2013, which I found very exciting! I just wanted to keep making more designs; sadly to say my time towards the end of this project ran out very quickly. Below are my books and more samples. I tried to take my main inspirations and create my own idea of movements of nature and architecture. (Another thing which I would try to leave more time for is my sketchbook as I enjoy doing that part quite a lot). 

Overall I would say I definitely spent a lot of time on this project but it was well worth it. I wish I could have spent more time creating fabrics! Lots was learnt from the experimentation of my first warp to my more developed final planned warp. My experimentation was with bleach and silk paints and using Raffia as yarn (anyone who knows me knows I love to incorporate actual natural substances in my designs). However I didn't take it forward but maybe I will for my next project, who knows. This project has expanded my knowledge and understanding about the mechanics of a loom and what does what, how big a design actually comes out, what certain shafts do when pulled through a different way, more knowledge of understanding what a Pegplan can do for designs. Complex beginning; hopefully I will be able to grasp the next project with a more confident approach to planning so I have more time to create.

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