Rhiannon Weaver
Textile Design BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Textiles: Fashion/Interiors / Embroidery / Textiles - Print/Embroidery
My location: Leicester, United Kingdom
Rhiannon Weaver
First Name: Rhiannon
Last Name: Weaver
University / College: De Montfort University
Course / Program: Textile Design BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Textiles: Fashion/Interiors / Embroidery / Textiles - Print/Embroidery
My Location: Leicester, United Kingdom
About
Having further explored the textile industry throughout my studies at University, my passion and flair in designing for fashion and interiors has grown immensely. With a particular interest in sustainability, my studies have facilitated conscious design, adapting to our ever-changing environmental climate. Through experimentation in areas of textile design such as knit, weave, print and mixed media, I have developed a specialist passion for embroidered and embellished textiles, with an emphasis on innovative textures and colours.
Inspired by the imagery depicted in John Keats ‘To Autumn’ poem, this collection captures the transition from summer rosy hues into soft muted neutrals of autumn. With this in mind, I have designed a collection of embroidered samples for womenswear Autumn/Winter 2022 Couture. As a designer in our current environmental climate, sustainable choices are imperative and of great interest to me, therefore I have developed my knowledge of natural dyes throughout this project. To develop my visual research, I visited Columbia Road Flower Market to capture the last colours of the summer seasonal flowers and their transition into autumn as well as dried flowers and sun palm leaves. This allowed me to gather an extensive body of imagery to create artworks from and begin to gain inspiration for design ideas. As my project developed I began to consider design compositions for potential samples. In my opinion one of my strengths is drawing through collage as it allows me to visualise the way I could manipulate fabrics and create embellishments. When it came to developing and designing my final collection of samples I chose to incorporate a combination of several experimental and textural techniques that I had developed through market research of couture collections and masterclasses with Jessica Grady and Lisa Salama. An example of this is the three-dimensional folded sequin piece which I combined with machine couching and ribbon quilling on a naturally dyed bamboo silk fabric.
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