Designing Textile Patterns: Lotus Flower Inspired Repeats and Coordinating Prints, Exams of Design

Download Designing Textile Patterns: Lotus Flower Inspired Repeats and Coordinating Prints and more Exams Design in PDF only on Docsity! DEVELOPING PATTERNS IN TEXTILES Taking inspiration from the images and colours of the mood board, design a co-ordinated range of repeat patterns which could be printed onto fabric and used on a collection of soft furnishing items. ‘Egypt’ an excellent source of inspirational material: strong visual images & rich colours STRAIGHT REPEAT A straight repeat can be produced by repeating your motif at measured intervals, placing each motif directly under or alongside the previous one. BRICK REPEAT A brick repeat is produced by repeating the motif at the sides as before, but moving the second row sideways as shown, like the pattern formed in for example a brick wall. HALF DROP REPEAT A half-drop is similar to a brick repeat but is produced by repeating the motif at the sides as before, but dropping the next row down. HALF DROP REPEAT STRAIGHT REPEAT \\ A co-ordinating stripe pattern A simple check pattern, to co-ordinate with the collection A co- \-ordinated collection of fabric prints Inspiration for design can be taken from almost anywhere; the following 2 design sheets take inspiration from:  natural forms  cultural influences from other people. Design task 1 Create a mood board using images of natural forms. Taking inspiration from the mood board design a collection of contemporary bags suitable for the fashion conscious young woman. Design task 2 Create a mood board based on the cultural influences of a country other than the UK . Taking inspiration from the mood board design a collection of contemporary summer clothing suitable for a fashionable young woman. At Le | WZ TIP Doe