Creative Flutters

And so it has begun....

I now have my own page on Etsy! (www.etsy.com). 

My shops name is CreativeFlutters.

After along time away from my own designs I have got up and started to create something for all of you. My first designs are Valentines cards....digital download. 

Digital copies have shown me the way, easily accessible to you guys. Download them straight away no waiting for delivery its great!

Have a look and see what you all think, not your typical valentines cards, you will see some movie inspired cards and some Zombies, you know just to be a little different.



Here is a sneak peak.....

Please take the time to look me up and let me know what you think.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CreativeFlutters?ref=shop_sugg

All grown up....with a touch of flare

I've noticed recently, I'm getting older and fast. Things that I thought you only did when you became a "grown up" are happening all around me. Friends getting married, having babies, people trying to start up on their own :). This is all a little scary but also exciting.

So this blog is dedicated to a very special and talented friend of mine. Natalie or as she is known in the design circle "I am Nat". She produces some beautiful work and more importantly for those of you who are also "growing up" she produces some beautiful wedding stationary, unique and very special. This girl inspires me to no end, and I hope she will inspire you all too. Check out her web site and marvel at the beauty. http://www.iamnat.co.uk/

A busy few weeks....with an old lap top

So it really has been a few busy weeks, major problem a laptop that is in drastic need of an update poor old thing, its done me well over the years. 

So what have I been up to? Well planning my up and coming collection of course. But I've also been designing an EP cover for a friend, which is awaiting approval; and sorting out an order. YES you heard correct an order!!!!! I sold one of my drawings. I can not even explain the excitement I got from it, butterflies and rainbows everywhere. A happy Hannah. Even better, it was a reprint onto a huge canvas. I was sent a photo of the canvas in the bedroom and it looks even better in it rightful place. 

So everyone please feel welcome to bombard me with orders....I would like to see butterflies and rainbows again :)

2013 is the year!

So my first blog of the year. 

I have made a New Years Resolution, to have faith in my self and my work. I'm sorry to say this also means me rambling on here also. Any one who has gone to University will know that it never as easy as you think it will be in finding your dream job after you finish. You leave University feeling indestructible and then the reality sinks in, people aren't just handing jobs out to everyone... who would of thought? So after working hard in my job out side of design I have shown myself that I can do more than I give myself credit for.

So I am here to say that I will be producing my own collection, and I going to put my all into it....you guys have to hold me to this, and I hope you enjoy the outcome.

Well I don't want to bore you all, but I hope you will be back to check out what I'm doing.

Speak to you all soon :)

Awards and Accolades

 In 2010 I was the winner at New Designers of the New Designers WorshipfulCompany of Weavers Associate Prize. The award was for my final years work based around all aspects of the bird; from highly detailed woven fabrics to heavily textured pieces. This was an incredible prize and one which I am both extremely proud of and honoured to of received.


Also in my final year I won two awards from The Bradford Textile Society which was a First place and also a commendation for another.

This was my first place winning design. Hand drawn and manipulated on photoshop to create a strong detailed mirrored image of a bird in flight.

 

This design was reworked into to create something soft and textured all done by hand using a mixture of techniques including needle felting.

Print Designs

Drawing and print go hand in hand with one another. So in this post you will see some of my prints based on birds. The idea behind these prints is imagination. From a far the prints can be seen as many different things, someone once said to me “those butterflies are beautiful” but as you become closer to the print the strong details of the bird are shown.

I hope you enjoy. If any of them take your fancy please get in contact as these can be reprint to custom size for sale.

Adding texture to my weaves

The feel of fabric is so important. Here I have used several different techniques to increase the softness of the fabric and to also increase the vibrancy of the colour;  this then also plumped the fibres and created something very beautiful and warming.

Adding colour to my Jacquard weaves

To give these black and white fabrics colour I used the method felting. This not only gave the fabrics colour but also a new texture, making a truly luxurious fabric. You can see with these two examples how the felting can be done in large areas and also very delicate area, both working brilliantly and creating two different appearances to the fabric.

Pleats, pleats and more pleats

This method of weaving is extremly time consuming, but very fulling. Having woven large sections of fabric only to then fold the fabric to create these pleats felt
crazy; however the end results worked really well and produced something that can only be described as luxurious.



With this design I was wanted to create something that was full, something that if produce for what intended (cushion) you would be able to fall intot the fabric and it would just wrap around your body.

I love this design, I think the colours together are very contemporary, and with the way the pleats wrinkle together gives a differnt look to the other pleated fabric that I have produced.

I tried here to make various pleats off all different sizes, and to add interest I hand felted colours inbetween some of the pleats. I choose to do this as it gives a strong hint of colour, which you get to see as the pleats move.

I went on to experiment with patterns on the pleate . It adds colour and an extra dimention to the design.

Jacquard weaves.....the details of a bird

The jaquard enabled me to weave many different fabrics with many differnt designs. I based my project on birds which gave me a wide variety of patterns to play with.



I wanted to make some of my designs obvious that I looking at birds but also stuble enough to work for as a commercial fabric.








The foot print design has to differnt results. The design to the left is the back of the cloth. To prduce the great colour I used silk to it its lavish finish.














The design here was based on feathers. Using different weave structures to create a feater texture. It was even more interesting when turning the cloth over. The the black end of the warp weaving on the back of the cloth meant that there was a high contrast in the design, which works really well.