Hello everyone, I am Emily Georgia Mcilveen... an 18 year old 6th form student from Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy! I study Textiles, art and French at A-level. My subjects really compliment each other and my art skills really help me when designing fabrics, stitching patterns and mixing colours.
I am very passionate about textiles and enjoy stitching in my free time.
Everything around me is my inspiration and I would love to inspire others with my work too.
I hope you enjoy my blog! <3
I love these fabric flowers!
So easy to make. Why not make them with your scrap fabric pieces, saving waste and gaining
a beautiful outcome.
They look beautiful with these bright bold fabrics but if it's not your taste, why not try simpler pastel tones?
Take a look at my version of fabric flowers:
I used a variety of fabric pieces for each flower and they I sewed a button on the middle of them all.
They look really pretty and can be attatched to clips, brooches, necklaces, cardigans...
Theres a never ending list!
I love floral fabrics. They are very popular at the moment.
I especially love these beautiful floral fabrics by Haether Bailey. They really have the 'wow factor' and catch your eye.
Some people may find it too daring to put a variety of floral fabrics together but I think that it is brilliant! These fabrics especially work well together.
That is one thing I want to think about when creating samples or garments in my Textiles class, don't be afraid to mix fabrics!
I love Heather Baileys designs, they are really attractive and will catch your eye from a mile away!
Her fabrics are full of colour and make you happy when you look at them.
Take a look at her blog page and see what you think: http://www.heatherbailey.typepad.com/
Tell someone they are special this Valentine's Day.
As we all know, valentines day is coming up soon.
I have been doing a bit of research and have found a beautiful Cross Stitched Heart Bookmark Valentine's Day Card. A cross stitch button has been attached to a paper clip to make a bookmark. I love this beautiful sentimental gift, what an original way to say 'I love you'.
Sarah Waterhouse Textiles is an environmentally conscious textile design and printing company.
The company is run by Sarah Waterhouse, who designs and prints every piece of fabric by hand in a small studio in Sheffield, England.
Sarah Waterhouse Textiles has a strong environmental and ethical policy. We have always chosen to print only on environmentally friendly fabrics such as hemp and organic cotton using water based chemical free inks and binders.
Hand printed fabric has a distinctive quality and offers a unique alternative to mass produced printed fabrics. As well as a collection of prints available in carefully selected colours, we also offer a bespoke service with designs available in custom colours to perfectly compliment your decor.
I love these bold and exciting patterned fabrics by Sarah Waterhouse, they are very beautiful.
I have never seen any hand printed fabrics like this before and I'm very glad that I've found this website. Sarah is obviously very passionate about her work and I love the fact that her wok is all environmentally friendly! That is something that I am really interested in.
I find it a bonus whenever I can find environmentally friendly fabrics.
Natural dyed scarfs- http://burstandbloom.ca/textiles/scarves/
I really like this idea of naturally dying scarfs/fabrics with things you would never think of using!
Take a look..
This scarf was made with vat dies of Indigo and Potasium
This scarf was made with layered pole ties and potassium
This scarf was made with rust, onion skins and geranium flowers
This scarf was made with rust, onion skins, leaves, tumeric and indigo
This scarf was made with tumeric, rust and onion skins
I absolutely adore this piece!
It is so creative and inventive. This is definitely on my 'to do' list.
It is a stitched “mesh” from strips and scraps of fabric,
decorative yarns, ribbons and metallic or rayon threads. What a great way to recycle old fabrics, cut offs, last peices of wool...
White rose-felted brooch:
This rose has been hand felted using the needle felting technique. The petals are made of white merino wool mixed together with iridescent angelina fiber to give it a little sparkle. The leaves are made of moss green merino wool. On the back is an aligator clip and brooch pin backing.
I think this piece is beautiful. I had a go of felting myself, it took quite a few attempts before I had
a felted flower that I was pleased with but it was worth it!
I made mine with black and white wool, the shades are really complimentary!
I then put a black felted ball and small crystals in the middle. It was the perfect finishing touch.
I attatched mine to a pin and now have it on one of my plain black bags to jazz it up.
Something small like this is perfect to jazz up a simple accessory or bag.
Batiks:
what exactly is Batik?
Batik is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resistdyeing technique.
Batiks are exotic and inspiring and are amazing to make.
The first time I made Batik was when I was 14. I had just taken Textiles as a subject that I wanted to study at GCSE and was beginning to learn new textile skills.
I loved making batik, I made a big flower using the wax and then painted the untouched fabric using pink and green pains. I was so proud of the finishing piece! considering it was the first time I ever did it...
This particular batik piece below is by :
It is a beautiful Piece. I love the colours that it has been created with. It looks really luxurious!
I love Angelina fibres!
It is just like magic... it's colourful, sparkly, exciting!
They have been a big part of a lot of my textile work. They are so simple to use, create, design... but have such a great effect. They also look beautiful when stitched into.
I used them in three of my textile units:
unit one- distressed buildings
unit two- pop art (art movement)
unit three- cultures (India)
They can be easily adjusted to suit any theme. For example, I used dull colours such as black, brown and grey for my first unit and then bright and bold colours such as red, yellow, blue and green for my second and third units.
For my research about Angelina Fibres and useful techniques, I went onto a website called http://www.joggles.com/angelina-video.htm
I love the tehniques that have been used when working with Angelina fibres:
What beautiful pieces. There are so many different ways to work with Angelina fibres!
If you have any ideas, e-mail me at millygeorgiamcilveen@aol.com
Simple hand made things like this can be used to embellish:
Hair Clips
Brooch
headbands
belts
corsage
millinery flower supplies
simple or statement bib necklaces
Bridal Sash
Bridal Headpiece
Gift Boxes
Home Decor
Wreaths
Ring Pillows
Flower Girl Baskets
Flower Girl Wands
Pillow Covers
Handbags
etc.
