I found myself 'doodling' sketches of dandelions one evening, in hope of gaining some kind of inspiration for fabric prints/ embroidery samples. The hexagons are a link to Manchester's emblem of the bumblebee, using the repeat pattern of honeycomb as a background to my work.
Using the ethos machine, I decided to translate the image of the dandelion into stitch. It was comforting to be back on the sewing machines, using my preferred practice alongside our group concepts. Using PVC- a strong, durable material- it was interesting to be stitching such a delicate design into it. Keeping to the idea of 'noticing', I felt that the over-baring background colour really helped the pattern to stand out. Using a repeat pattern, I could imagine this design to be used as merchandise of branding for our festival, possibly on bags, posters...
... When speaking to Mark, he had the idea of using the PVC as a form of clothing, something that I hadn't thought of. My favourite part of collaboration is seeing how other's perceive your work and how it can inspire new, unthought of ideas.
