In case you can't tell what it is, it's a knitting machine (or a whole bunch of 'em, to be honest :-P). Before this week, I'd never used a knitting machine. So at the start, I felt pretty negative about using one and couldn't work out all the different stitches, and how to set up the machine for them. However, by the end of this week, I feel I've really improved and feel much more confident in my abilities. I've got to say though, I much prefer hand knitting and find it much more relaxing!
This week's lecture was about 'Sensory Research Methods'. It was read out by 'Laura Jackson-Wills'' and it was interesting to hear the different processes she went through to create her 'final piece' for her own studies. The lecture helped me understand how I should conduct research, get inspiration and create work from all of this. I related to the nostalgia and "Englishness" she spoke about because I visit the places that were mentioned and I'm a big fan of "looking at the past" and "being English" (mostly by drinking lots of tea and eating lots of cake :-P).
After the lecture, there was a seminar where we talked about how many mainstream retail shops, like 'Topshop', 'Claire's' and 'Next' copy high-end fashion designers. For instance, Next copied the prints from 'Prada's' autumn/winter 2012 collection...
Next.
Prada.
...and Claire's have previously copied some of 'Tatty Devine's' jewellery designs. (Obviously the ones without tags on are Tatty Devine).
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