Megan Pettey
Textile Design BA Hons
Central Saint Martins UAL
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print/Embroidery / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My location: London, United Kingdom
Megan Pettey
First Name: Megan
Last Name: Pettey
University / College: Central Saint Martins UAL
Course / Program: Textile Design BA Hons
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print/Embroidery / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My Location: London, United Kingdom
About
A recent graduate of BA (Hons)Textile Design specialising in woven textiles with embroidery. In my career I hope to work in fabric development. Within my degree I have undertaken a wide range of projects from trend forecasting to material futures. My design practice is very intuitive. With every collection I push myself to respond to a new concept or set of imagery. The thing that I carry throughout all my work is not being afraid of colour and embracing a wide variety of patterns and textures. A huge part of my design process is with sustainability in mind as I am passionate about reducing waste pre-consumer and the use of recycled materials.
the islands to the lowlands
My project is an exploration of British rural life and the local farming and craft industries that support rural communities. I’m interested in heritage craft industries that have supported rural working-class people for centuries and how the success or decline of these has shaped countryside life. It reflects signs of a bygone era left in rural areas through depictions of remnant machinery and farming material that is scattered across the countryside - a symbol of local craft extinction in an industrial age. I have explored ways to create menswear suiting and outerwear fabrics that are reminiscent of the tones and textures of the rural British landscape by drawing on visual inspiration from the Isle of Harris and my local farming landscape as well as family photographs of working on Kentish farms. My collection consists of dobby and jacquard fabrics in a range of weights, some more practical and others more playful, highlighting the beauty in the slow- handcrafted approach and telling the story of life in the countryside through a modern lens. I have used British Wool and Iinouiio recycled wool within my fabrics and have ensured a zero-waste project by collecting all offcuts and developing them into fabrics using digital embroidery and felting techniques.
