Mind Mapping

The Fashion Landscape – Presentation

Presentation notes The Fashion Landscape and Academic Teaching. Slide 1 & 2 – Opening page & Overview For this presentation, I’ll be reflecting on the current fashion climate and paying particular attention to the digital and textile innovations which are currently accelerating change in the Industry. I’ll also explore how the fashion industry and academic

CLO3D – Workshop Material

I wanted to put my recent learning of the CLO3D software to the test, so I devised a set of tutorials which allow me to combine my prior pattern cutting experience. The intention of the tutorials is to develop online training. I started with a basic introduction to the workspace, explaining how to navigate in

Exploring Rhino & Python Code

Since entering into this digital world over a year ago I’ve been keen to learn new programmes and discover the power of what they can create. The idea of learning coding to improve my design experience and open up creativity would never have occurred to me whilst working in previous design/pattern cutting roles. But I

Laser Cutting

01/11/21 One of the key areas I want to explore is how to use the laser cutter to discover what effects can be created and how the properties of the fabrics is affected. I was keen to start the process so I chose to download some vector files from Vecteezy of some designs which I

Sustainable Fabric Sourcing

The Future Fabrics Expo by the Sustainable Angle (London) Textile Fair 22nd June – 2nd July 2021 The below images are a selection of fabrics which were of particular interest when I attended The Future Fabric Expo in London earlier this year. I am eager to source fabrics which are sustainable and ethical and this

Fashion Film – S/S 14 Abstraction Couture Collection

I’ve been busy working on a few dresses as part of the Estelle Pearce Couture collection. The collection is named “Abstraction” and is based around the work of the Yorkshire Sculptress, Barbara Hepworth; inspiration was drawn from the flow, hollows, contours and stringing within her work. As part of the design process I felt it