Finding My Way

I think that I have finally found out what I really want to do and am now on a massive flow of getting things done. Through getting frustrated with the Disperse Dye Printer not working well for my prints, I decided that I would have a go at drawing a design that I could then just simply scan and have a go at digitally printing. 

Pen Sketches of Various Flowers

After I completed this drawing I felt really happy with the outcome that I had and it really gave me a lot of confidence about having a go at getting a print done. I had set myself a day when I was going to go up to University and attempt to get my designs printed. At first I thought choosing Friday 13th wouldn't be a bad thing, I got up and ready without anything going wrong and then I got to my car. I don't have the best luck with cars. A while a go someone knocked my wing mirror off and since then it has been carefully taped on and had no problems with it. Being parked on a road full of student houses was only really asking for disaster. Well anyway, I went out to the car to defrost it and found that my wing mirror  had come unclipped; me being weak couldn't push it back in. So after all my efforts of getting up early and ready to go up there, I couldn't. I had a tutorial booked for Tuesday where I was hoping to get help on my Digital Printing anyway so thought that I am better off leaving it now. 

I had a tutorial with my embroidery tutor and just from talking to her made me feel so much more confident about the work that I was doing. During the tutorial she gave me a quick run through on how to use Photoshop, only a few basic skills but it was enough to make me feel better about having a go. I then went to a Digital Print Refresher the following day and this just made me feel more relaxed about having a go. I have still yet to send anything to get printed but I have been busy working on my presentation. I'm going to another Refresher session on repeat pattern tomorrow so hopefully after that I will get printing!

In the mean time whilst trying to keep sane over writing my presentation I have had a go on the sewing machine to create a similar effect that I create through hand embroidery.

Machine Embroidery

Although this technique allows a much faster result than hand embroidery, I think, as the lines are solid it doesn’t quite have the same effect. I do think that this would be easy to try and overcome, simply by changing the colour of the top thread. Choosing a thread that matches the background may help to give the illusion of broken up lines like with the hand embroidery.

Hopefully next time I'll have some Digital Prints to show!