Moodboards
I started to learn pattern-cutting and had very ambitious plans at the beginning...
Quickly realised that I will not be able to make complex outfits so I thought I could achieve a fake 3D structure on a flat surface by mono-printing the background...
More inspiration...
Early samples:
Stencils:
Unfortunately after washing my samples mono-printed areas faded a lot and started to look dirty. I have tried them on many different cotton fabrics but were not satisfied with the outcomes so I decided to leave it.
Colour development:
I found an old cotton-velvet curtain and following my tutor's advice I have tried stitching on it...
Ideas for the final skirt:
Development of combining screen-printing and stitches:
I have also tried to replace stitches with mono-printed lines but it did not work very well...