This was the most scary and exciting time ... I have never designed a textile piece before for assessment, so the process was daunting. I...

All the theory is done ... hooray! Now to focus on stitching. The Portfolio evidence in this and future Modules is mainly a collection o...

Using quilting techniques in textile design

This Module got me really excited as the inspiration for my drawings and designs came from my love of Shakespeare. The theme was 'Media',...

Smocking is such an interesting method of fabric manipulation and this module was a reintroduction to a method of stitching that I had tr...

I hope you are finding all of this useful! I remember looking for help on the Internet and coming away feeling completely alone. Don't g...

This was one of my favourite modules as I got to sketch and use my photographs from holidays in one of my favourite holiday destinations ...

The design and theory aspects of the modules are very interesting and I do enjoy them, but I must say that I loved this part of the work ...

You might have realised by now that the amount of work in each module increases. This module was a lot of work, but if you structure you...

Moving on swiftly to design work. There are many ways to develop designs, but your collection of drawings, sketches, computer images, pho...

This was a rather lengthy module, so I am posting in 2 or 3 parts over the next week. Stitched samples will follow later this month. The w...

This page focuses on counted thread embroidery. It was great to finally get to do some stitching after all the preparation. Sample 1: Cro...

The next stage is design development. Design development is the route to your finished product. It begins with research .. finding out as...

Using LINE in stitched samples

An introduction to textile design using the element of LINE