In order to move my sampling and development work forwards, I looked at a collection of images I took at Salford Quays, focussing on the colour of the architecture affected by the sun setting as well as the structural elements. I feel the bright, vibrant colours lead on well from my previous colour palette featuring similar shades and brights. This will create a new collection of contemporary samples, featuring elements, ideas and themes from my previous warp. I want to continue creating fabrics with a sense of energy and vibrancy, creating atmosphere, based on urban landscape for the menswear market.
I will work with merino wool again as I think it created a soft luxurious fabric suitable for my intended context. With this warp, I would like to develop the patterning I started with the first warp I produced at the beginning of Unit X. In order to make these samples a culmination of Unit X work, I have decided to do a stripy warp with a brocade. Using a brocade will lift the overall appeal of the fabric, giving further visual interest and more patterning opportunities. I had intended to use silk again for the brocade for its bright, shiny qualities and overall finish, but the fluorescent orange I tried to dye came out as a dark peach shade. In order to save time and money, I decided to use a bright orange viscose embroidery yarn, as I felt the strength of colour was more important than the type of yarn itself.