During my time on the origins unit so far I have thoroughly
enjoyed learning new techniques within embroidery, such as being inducted on the machines. I feel as though my
knowledge of textiles embroidery both machine and hand have grown, through practicing
new stitches and creating samples with the methods to make sure that I really understand
how to achieve them. I feel that my skill of hand embroidery has grown massively,
in that I now find it easier and a lot quicker to achieve what it is I want to
achieve, taking into consideration the materials used i.e the choice of fabric
and threads and what effects they will have on my work.
During the embroidery sessions we have been pushed to think
about the relationship between embroidery and drawing, I feel I understand and
can make the link more now between these two than I could before, by practicing
and thinking about my work and what I am doing. During the drawing days in
which we have mostly been thinking about this we have been doing some blind
drawings along with many other things, but the blind drawings in particularly
caught my interest, I really enjoyed this technique as the drawings looked very
free and unusual. We then went on to making this into a sample, thinking about
the drawing and embroidery as one. Knowing everything the machines did and
different hand stitches helped me create a sample appropriate and interesting.
My engagement with embroidery was a good experience.
Embroidery was my first area of practice to be placed in, next is construct, I
found that it was very enjoyable and a relaxed way of working even though we
had work to complete out of class. I am managing my time very well and am finding this a lovely working environment
and feel I am settling in to the routine
well.
