I want to use this opportunity to research into Creative embroidery. Embroidery is a skill I like to practise a lot and I enjoy developing my range of stitches and techniques. It’s pretty and traditional, but I want to look at how modern designers use it in a new light. This will allow me to cover a vast range of subjects and to research into many techniques, to then hopefully pinpoint on area that really sparks my enthusiasm. I’m interested in both machine and hand embroidery, although it’s the hand skills that I can really relate to. I’m also interested in how fashion designers use embroidery on garments, stitching on top of print and other experimental styles.
Allessandra Facchinetti for Valentino, fall 2008, created a outstanding collection demonstrating just how creative embroidery has become. The collection is very experimental for Valentino and if anything a little too heavy. But saying this she carried it off beautifully and the embellished dresses and coats are easily wearable.
In an interview Facchinetti tell us her inspiration:
“I researched embroidery, looked at Van Dyck and contemporary paper sculpture. I was looking for a strong way to interpret romance, but without the usual sweetness”.
An alternative textile designer is Waltraud Janzen. He creates pieces for art purposes, completely using appliqué and machine embroidery. He likes to work with silk to give his pieces a feminine touch.
My favourite piece of his work is the crazy ‘capriccio’ 1990. He’s layered so many threads onto silk that it turns into a colourful mess!
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| 'Bowl' 1990. pieces of silk hand sewn to form a patchwork bowl |
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| 'Capirccio' 1990. Hand and machine stitch onto a silk canvas |
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| 'secret message' 1989. freehand machine embroidery onto silk. |
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