Embroidery introduction.

This week, I have been introduced too initial hand embroidery techniques such as chain, ladder, French knots and running stitch. I’ll be using these throughout the samples I will be completing over the Christmas holidays. These stitches are very flexible and will give me the chance to interperet and use them in many different ways inspired by by drawings.

 I have been developing my idea of mapping from my route to Manchester city art gallery, by working in my sketchbook from maps I have off google maps. These will be inspiring my samples along with the initial drawings I did last week such as the spirals and mark making drawings.

 I think that the drawings I’m doing are going well, and have many development opportunities that I will continue to explore. I am very interested and inspired by the lines, marks and shapes found in maps and this is what I’ll be translating into my embroidery.