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I graduated in July with a 1st Class Honors Textile degree from Norwich University of the Arts. I am a mix media printer specialising in discovering the unusual potential of various materials and inks. I identify and push boundaries discovering unexpected strengths within my chosen materials to develop thought provoking, contradictory structures. I find this concept exciting as new problems and tasks are constantly appearing, challenging me to explore further into the unknown realms of creating. Through unravelling the mysteries of traditional lace my passion for delicate structures has been fuelled, thus providing the pathway for making these fragile constructions. Inspiration is also found within the practise itself, one experimentation leading to another, stimulating the endless creative possibilities. I use Pinterest to collate all my internet based research, my URL is http://pinterest.com/emilyplumbly/

Saturday 20 April 2013

Before heating..

Looking at creating my own piped lace grids.




I tried to create these by working from photos of flowers as many of the traditional lace patterns are based on nature, mainly floral designs. 




I then added elastic into the circles to add both structure and movement. One elastic is rubber and the other cotton craft elastic.




I then tried piping onto string, copper wire and iron wire. 




Lastly I tried to create long singular lengths with the idea of twisting and knotting them to create my own structures from scratch. However they didn't stay together during the washing process so this was unsuccessful.






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