TRANSLATE 7 Trends and Colours 2016-2017 Collaboration between University of Brighton and Trading for Development May 2015
TRANSLATE 7
Trends and Colours 2016-2017
Collaboration between University of Brighton and Trading for Development May 2015
TRANSLATE 7
We are a group of second year Knitted Textile Designers from the University of Brighton who have collaborated to create a digital forecast of design ideas for fair-trade.
Hopefully you’ll find the information in this presentation inspirational and it will get your creativity flowing! These are ideas that you can adapt
to your personal design requirements and develop through use of local materials and your own skills.
Kiri, Juliet, Becca, Rachel, Beckie, Caroline, Rachel, Megan, Rachael, Molly, Emily, Emma, Toni
and Ilana.
TRANSLATE 7 1. DECONSTRUCTED FLORALS 2. INDOS 3. PLAYFUL SENSES 4. HANDS 5. CUBA 6. MARINE CORROSION
INDOS
Colour Palette
Mood Boardhttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/425449496023565693/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/426645764671503542/
Batik
Weaving
http://www.booooooom.com/2014/07/11/strange-plants-book-zio-baritaux/
Megan Doggett and Emily McIntosh
http://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/70852
http://ernests.tumblr.com/post/111346557830
http://lastejeymaneje.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/animals-with-pom-pom-yarn-bracelets.html
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?id=A_OPENROAD&cm_mmc=Social-_-PIN-_-20140401-_-openroad&crlt.pid=camp.jY3aIfnyEOYT
http://www.bohomia.nl/diy/diy-tip-retro-kopjes-met-cactussen/
This seasons palette is light and fun with fiesta reds, calm pinks, to sour greens and ocean teal. Unlikely offsetting and accenting each other, eradicating pre-
assumed choices for children.
Rachel Lynch and Rebecca Haughton
Needle Felting
Hand Knitting, Hand Embellishment
Natural Dyeing, Paper Making
Hand Embroidery, Ease of Manufacture
Hand-made Accessories
Woad, Indigo and Chalk
Hand Embroidery Techniques
Image reference - Leo Santos-Shaw worksheets
Natural Dye RecipeMadder - Rubia Tinctoria
INGREDIENTS60g dried root30g pre-mordanted hand-spun yarn, pre-soaked overnight before dyeing
METHOD1) Soak dried madder root overnight.2) Slowly raise temperature to 180-190 degrees (*do not boil) High temperatures make the reds turn towards brown.3) Keep at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.4) Add presoaked, pre-mordanted yarn. Bring to 180-190 degrees again and hold at that temperature for 1 hour.5) Cool 2 days in dye-bath for best results.6) Rinse in cool water.7) Hang to dry in shade.
Juliet Hilder & Becca Millington
Rachel Clements & Ilana Avital-Jones