Self-Evaluation
I really enjoyed both the practical and the theory parts of the course. It was sometimes challenging and frustrating having such short...
Knit Block
At the beginning of the knit block, I was conscious of the similarity in knit and weave, and having just completed the weave block, I...
Globalisation
This week's lecture was about globalisation, colonialism and orientalism. I learnt that globalisation is a trend which sees time and...
Weave Block
The first sample I made in weave was based on the Jamaican $20 note from my box clever collection. I brought in a variety of...
Postmodernism
After attending the lecture on postmodernism and reading an extract from ''Cultural Pluralism and Post-Modernism' from 'Art in the Age of...
Screen-printing Block
During the screen-printing block, we had to produce six printed samples for our assessment. We had to screen-print using dye paste...
TEXT-iles
This week's lecture focused on interpreting the 'language' that objects convey to us. This language can vary across different societies...
Photoshop/CAD Block
This week we had to learn Photoshop and produce 4 designs, 2 digital fashion illustrations and 1 GIF by the end of the week. As I didn't...
The Subversive Stitch
After reading the 'Introduction' by Rozsika Parker (2010) in 'The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine' I. B....