I started my project by exploring traditional folk arts of India as inspiration for my mark making. I looked in detail at Madhubani art from the eastern region, a female dominated folk art. I researched different artists like Sita Devi and Nilima Sheikh who inspired my saturated and eccentric palette. I further began experimenting with mehndi staining in a similar way to silk painting. My market research into Chopova Lowena helped me decide the correct direction for my samples. I was interested in their house codes which brought through traditional Bulgarian techniques into contemporary textiles through colour work and choice of materials. I experimented with tambour, rajisthani bavaliya work, and shisha work. I also experimented with needle tatted lace in a contemporary fashion, one of my favourite final samples. It is a domestic form of lace making from 19th century England. It is often considered a lost art, being frequently mistaken for crochet and bobbin lace. It is more similar to macrame. Which is why I wanted to rejuvenate the technique and place it in the context of couture fashion. To keep the craft alive in such a fast paced world.

Final design placement on jeans

Tambour close up

Henna board

Needle tatting lace

Final Sample placement

Line up for EP1

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