Tartan Trousers

The finished piece!

I decided against a tutorial because I made a ton of mistakes and changes, and it would have been just awful.

When I make another, better constructed pair I probably will, but for now you can just look at these. They are very comfy and pajama like, and I love them oh so much.

In other news, I’m getting my tattoo tomorrow. 

4 Hours worth of tattooing.

First ever tattoo.

I’ll be posting about it in the evening, so check it out :)

Lino Printing

After avoiding my final piece for two weeks whilst the Textile room is under construction, I finally gave up and had to do some work.

Having fun with lino printing, the actual lino took me around 3 hours to cut out.

But I like the resulting prints.

 :)

Tartan, Fishtails and Crispy Duck

I didn't manage to post yesterday, along with working 10-4, I finished my tartan trousers, learnt how to make fishtail plaits, and ate my weight in crispy duck pancakes.

Unfortunately there is no evidence of the crispy duck, because we ravished it very quickly.

:)

Sewing

Last week when I went up to my grans’ for her birthday she gave me a ton of tartan fabric.

Inspired by ASOS’s Pretty 90’s feature (see my post about it here) I’ve decided to attempt to make a pair of trousers from it. I’ve made my own pattern using my fave pair of trousers, and with any luck it should go well. If it does I’ll post the process and final piece.

If not, well I can only learn.

:)

Supplies pt. 2

(for pt. 1 see here)

As New York is a college trip I am meant to take some form of sketchbook with me, to take notes and er, sketches in. I’m not a very sketch and note taking kind of person, but I guess I should start, so I bought these to help me along...

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It’s just an ordinary sketchpad, with an ordinary gel pen, and an ordinary watercolour palette, but that my friends is no ordinary brush. It’s a magical brush, because it holds water within it! No need for a pot, or a mug or a bottle. On the go sketching is readily available, anytime anyplace anywhere!

Magic!

Anyway, I jazzed the sketchpad up a tad by giving it a cover and every couple of pages has the faux-notepad bit with the calendar in the corner. I’m planning on making it more of an art journal type thing.

We’ll see how long I keep it up for...