Evaluation - Origins (Spots & Stripes)

Pursuing this brief was quite odd due to the way I am used to working. Not having a final outcome or a real starting point made sampling more difficult for me from not being able to see a clear path throughout the rotations. This, therefore, tested my capabilities with time management and thought process.

Much to my surprise, from coming into the rotations as a printer, I enjoyed the weave rotation the most. A lot of my previous work has been very repetitive which is why I think I was so intrigued by the process on the looms. Although I would like to combine both print and weave at some point, for now I would like to focus more on weave to get a better body of knowledge of the craft. Another interesting factor was the speed that I could weave at; having been told it was a slow process, I found myself with quite a large pile of samples.

Coming into the knit rotation, I thought I would dislike it and although it wasn’t my favourite I was much fonder of it than I expected to be. It has the same repetitiveness to it as weave but unfortunately I couldn’t get into hand knitting – However I found the domestic machines more enjoyable. The issue with hand knitting was that I couldn’t get the process down to create a clean, finished sample. I’m sure if I had spent more time on it I would have had better outcomes.