I am writing this blog to show my development over the period of 3 years of my Fashion and Textiles course.
How did I feel about starting? I was super nervous and not sure what to expect. Why did I choose to enrol on the course? Because I want to form a career in the fashion world and have my own shop with beautiful vintage inspired clothes in.
During this first week I learnt how to use the different sewing machines. When I was told I'd be taking part in a "sewing machine workshop" I thought it wouldn't teach me anything me because I've been sewing and making my own clothes for many years. However, I'm really pleased I attended because I had never used an industrial sewing machine before today, and so I've learnt how much stronger and more powerful they are than domestic sewing machines. I still prefer my vintage 1950s Singer one though! ;-)
I also created some prints using black drawing ink and bleach. Basically, I painted black ink onto paper, let it dry, and then made marks by dipping different objects (like a fork, earplug or corregated cardboard) into bleach and dragging them across the paper. I can only remember printing with paint and dyes before, so I definitely learnt a new technique! I didn't know that bleach could be used in such a way either.
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