Monday
Current Project
Creating a destinct and sophisticated style for the younger generations of traditional countrywear lovers, and a subtel touch of traditional counrty style to enhance neately polished but classicly understated suiting and outerwear for city chic young proffessionals.
My "Chanel style tweed" designs using British wool, form the foundations of the fabrics, that are then enhanced by traditional herringbone and houndstooth designs to add flare and colour. British wool is brought into its own when combined with leather cording and suede ribbon to create pattern structures as well as contrasting texture to the cloth.
This collection is aimed to set the foundations for my graduation collection later this year. I feel with the development of these pinciples I have put in place, I will be able to create an innovative fresh take to traditional countrywear, that can be worn both in the field and in the city.
As a young and influential textile designer I hope to change peoples perception of British wool from the traditional wool clothing to a fabric of innovation and luxury item to be treasured for generations to come.
Friday
Wool for thought
I am already a keen support for the Campaign for Wool, and to feel that I need to do my part as a young textile designer, in the promotion of British wool .
Wednesday
Start Rite shoes update
Friday
British Wool
Tuesday
The Ireland Shop
I am very excited to announce that The Ireland Shop website launched today and the scarves I have designed for them are available to view! There are also lots of other exciting products on their website, so make sure you have a look through the other artisan, craftmen and designers!
Wednesday
Start-Rite Shoes Ltd Live Project
Roothies scarves update
Friday
Work placement
Full images of the scarves can be found on the knitwear collection page x
Sunday
Photo Shoot
Tuesday
Workplacement
Wednesday
http://twitter.com/#!/emilyrosefabric
Sunday
Design work for Roothies
Wednesday
Friday
Wednesday
"Eco-luxury"
For this project I intend to design and create a collection of woolen woven fabrics for evening wear for the season autumn/winter 2012. I imagaine my samples to be of varying weights and I wish to extend my colour pallet.
My intail inspiration is from beautifully natural minerals and crystals. The textures and colours of the rocks will create an interesting starting point.
Thursday
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Tuesday
Thursday
Merino wool
Merino.com, "No finer feeling"
Merino Fibre
"There is wool, there is fine wool, and there is Merino. Nothing else feels like it, or looks like it, or wears like it. And no man-made fibre can compete with the attributes nature has given Merino in such abundance. The way it keeps you warm in winter, but cool in summer. The way it yields to the softest touch, but stubbornly resists creasing. The way it shrugs off stains and keeps its colour when washed. And unlike any synthetic material, Merino fibre is an entirely renewable natural resource. As long as there is water and sunshine and grass, and sheep to eat it, there will always be Merino. And as long as there is Merino the designers and retailers of the world’s most beautiful clothing will accept no substitute." Merino.com
Merino Research
- Finest and softest wool of all sheep
- Used for highend performance wear,
- Finer fibres and softer scales
Knitwear Inspiration
Knitwear Inspiration
Wednesday
Sustainability and ethical textiles
I feel as a designer I can implient small scale changes which will help the long term effects of ethical textiles as well as textiles that are sutainable. After watching the documentary I attended a seminar to discuss what we had seen. A few areas of conversation interested me and I intend to look into them further at a later date;
- Frabric reusable bags to replace plastic carrier bags from supermarkets ect.
- The company tried to "do their bit" by advertising a fabric reusable bag as fashionable.
- Bleached cotton fabric bag sold at £5 from Sainsbury's
- Promoted through celebrities
- Soon caught on to be a fashion fad
- However the fabric bags where being shippped from China, and therefore had a big Carbon Foot Print.
- Positive side however raised awearness to a mass audience and made sustainable textiles fashionable!
Sunday
Alpaca Project
This week I am beging a live project that has been developed by AsZu, a company that produces materials, products and garments using Alpaca fleece and yarn. AsZu wish to develop a contempory range of items for their shop.
My brief is to create a new range of materials or a collection of products, which will bring the "alpaca material" into the 21st century and make it become a commerically viable textile product.
The company wishes for the end product to be sustainable and enviromentally friendly. Also it is to have a low carbon footprint, which is sourced locally, and where possibale organic.
My main material will be the Alpaca yarn, provided by the company, but this can also be combined with other "natural" yarns, such as silk, cotton, mohair ect.
The dyes I use must also be natural or organic, which would mean dyes from plants, fruit, vegetable or flowers.
I intend to use a combination of hand knitting and machine knitting, as well as weaving to create a range of fabric for fashion garments.
- Alpacas come from South America
- The yarn is ideal for loose spinning, creates hard wearing and very light garments, which are very well insulated.
- There are two different types alpaca which generate two very different types of wool, huacaya and surial alpacas.
- Huacaya: dense, soft, sheep like wool, with a crimp.
- Suri: silky, very fine, mop-like long fibres
- Woven in England in since 1836 in Bradford.
- Potentional realised when woven with a cotton warp.
Monday
Exhibitions and Craft Fairs
- 2013
- December 6th- Lavenham Christmas Festival
- November 9th- Lavenham Christmas Fair, Suffolk
- November 8th- Cockfeild Christmas Shopping Event
- NOW ON: November 19th-30th No.70 Pop up Shop, Lavenham
- October 12th- Autumn Craft Fair, Hadleigh Town Hall, Suffolk
- 2012
- November 16th- Christmas Shopping Event, Suffolk
- June 27th- 30th July- New Designers
- June 26th- 3rd July 2012- Degree Show, Norwich
- February 2012- Premier Vision, Paris