Week 6

This week has been a busy one, and I feel like I am pushing through whatever block I have had and immersing in the play element of the project. Following an extensive day of embroidery techniques from Nigel, I have experimented with the insertion stitch on the faggoting machine in an attempt to add an interesting quality to my play with structure. I took a risk using some hessian jute with brown paper backing (hoping this stiff, difficult material will add support to the form of my samples) on the faggoting machine; the open weave of the hessian is unconventional on the machine as it needs a clean edge to stitch on to. Persistence saw it through and I am quite happy with how the insertion stitch can be using to break up the space within the tube like structure.

Hessian strips connected using insertion stitch on faggotting machine

interested in the possibilities of structure with this technique; easy to manipulate whilst retaining stiffness

hessian faggoting could be a folded form

re-arranged drawings and samples to evaluate my direction and aesthetic

I can feel my project slowly come together and after a rearrangement of my wall I am seeing the ‘festival feel’ returning to the surface.