LCF - Video

Watched this bizarre video today! Have been looking into London College of Fashion for university prospects, found a course that I really like the look of so hopefully going to go down in either October or November to go to one of the open days. This is so weird but intrigues me because I didn't really know what was going on but the costumes were absolutely fascinating! Really like the look of this course in costume design and liking the uni on the whole! More research needed!

Textiles final piece evaluation

Overall I'm not too happy with my final piece as I originally felt it was too flat when it was just cream and brown, although I liked the pattern I'd created with the small pieces of paper. But looking at my research on morpho butterflies, the cocoons are green so I decided to add some texture and colour to the cocoon bodice by glueing kitchen roll to the paper and painting it with watercolours. This gives a stiffness to the kitchen roll and makes it really textured. The kitchen roll soaks up the watercolour and the colours blend really well. I stippled over the whole bodice with brown and green acrylic paint also to give the colour some depth.

If I was to redo the garment I would probably paper mâché around an actual person, as the mannequin I paper mached around was a strange shape when I tried it on myself. I might also build the shape up a bit more and create a more angular bodice like the angular cocoons. I probably would add more blue for the wings too and maybe create this in a more delicate style, possibly with a satin fabric :)

I'm happy with all the research I've undertaken and the skills I've learned / developed, however I wish I'd had more time to put these skills into a better final piece.

Textiles - Finished final piece

Textiles - final piece - macrame neck

Textiles - final piece - adapted to be greener

Textiles - final piece - frills on skirt

Textiles - start of final piece - butterfly cocoon