Chinese silk embroidery (xiu) has been practised in China for thousands of years. It typically uses a variety of stitch styles, and a wide range of time-honoured designs: figurative motifs depicting flowers, birds and animals, as well as geometric and abstract patterns. Untwisted (flat) silk threads create a rich sheen and, when combined with padded stitching, create wonderful three-dimensional effects; twisted threads are stronger and create bolder lines. Chinese embroidery has four distinct regional styles: Shu xiu (Sichuan), featuring mostly natural-world motifs; Su xiu (Jiangsu), in which colours are more naturalistic; Xiang xiu (Hunan), known for emulating paintings, engravings and calligraphy; and Yue xiu (Guangdong), characterised by the use of strong colours, no attempt to produce an illusion of depth, and a prevalence of dragons and phoenix motifs. The following learning and teaching methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes:

To generate a more reliable income stream I had a series of more stable jobs across a variety of sectors to include hotel & catering, automotive and quality assurance. I emigrated in 2008 and returned to the UK in 2010 where I decided to apply to become a teacher. As I was going through the application process, I took up some part-time teaching at a university on the fashion course, helping students pattern cut and construct garments. I entered The Hat Designer of the Year Award in 2010 and won the public vote at Premiere Classe, Paris, with three creations inspired by the theme steampunk. Gloucestershire, England-based artist Debbie Smyth blurs the line between illustration and embroidery, two-dimensional and three-dimensional work, and fine art and textile creations with her charming “pin and thread” drawings. Smyth first plots out each artwork before meticulously filling in the space with masses of thread, forming elegantly expressive, linear depictions of everyday objects, animals, figures, and architecture. “I feel as if I am taking thread out of its comfort zone, presenting it on monumental scale, and creating an eye-catching, and in some cases jaw-dropping, effect,” the artist says. Entry to this course is envisaged to be competitive: applicants are expected to achieve, or already have, the course entry requirements detailed below. I am self-taught in digital embroidery, having imported a Janome Memory Craft machine when I lived in Latvia (2008-2010). Always having a passion for art & design, I wanted to taking my graphic interest into a more tactical direction, and digital embroidery seemed perfect. I lived in Eastern Latvia where half the year is under snow, so to pass the time and keep being creative I experimented with the machine on scraps of fabrics and old garments before being asked to make pieces for friends.embroidery and piecing structures together is a part textiles that has always pulled me towards designing. Figuring out how to arrange something is like a jigsaw and extremely rewarding to see the journey from flat pieces to curves and differing levels. All our postgraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry. Here’s hoping some of these people have Google Alerts set for their name, read this post, and call you! Critical Issues in Fashion Research unit is delivered through a series of Research Projects and will introduce you to a range of urgent and emerging debates within fashion research and will expand your critical understanding of fashion in a global context. You will be introduced to a range of approaches to researching fashion across its social, historical, political, and cultural contexts, building on themes studied in the first-year unit ‘Fashion Cultures and Histories’. You will choose a Research Project and participate in seminars that will provide you with the critical tools to interrogate fashion and its diverse cultures and practices through research and academic writing. Simulating industry practice, in the Introduction to Industries Practice unit you’ll have the opportunity to work as part of a collaborative textiles and fashion design team to co-create a ‘capsule collection’, alongside building an individual textiles range for an industry audience. This unit will provide a further opportunity to explore important design themes, individually as well as in an interdisciplinary textile and design collective; exploring how materials can inspire inventive, ethical and topical design proposals

The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated aims of the course outcomes: I want to work with a brand (doesn’t matter if it’s my own or not) that I will have a strong belief and passion for when it comes to designing process and production.

Future

Always challenge yourself, be very experimental with your materials, always gain experience and absorb all the skills you learn.

Brought up in a small village in Lincoln, under the legendary Red Arrows training path, I relocated and trained for a degree in Fashion Design at the University of Derby in the late 1990s, after which I spent 10 years working mainly as freelancer and consultant for a variety of designers and companies around the UK.Artist Teresa Lim literally has a world of inspiration before her. While traveling across the globe, the creative adds to her Sew Wanderlust series by embroidering the landscapes that have become a visual part of her memories. From cityscapes filled with eye-catching architecture to lush, natural environments, Lim manages to capture each and every detail in a flourish of thread and color. Since she doesn't rely on photographs when she's embroidering, the artist must sit before her scenic muse and be present in the moment. At its core, Lim's project combines the cultured aspect of travel with the beauty of embroidery. If you were not an artist, what would you be? 100% a professional footballer, playing for a top premiere league club and owning fancy cars and lots of houses!!! My Embroidery course, but I think I found the experience of working with different designers more enjoyable and challenging.

Your creative interests, beliefs and design issues explore forward-thinking fashion concerns such asinclusive design, sustainability, identity, and ethical issues. A studio is remaking a movie, and they want you to create a prop. What is the movie, and what prop are you creating? This made me laugh, where do you think of these questions?? It has to be a Marvel film and the prop would be either a superhero or villain outfit. Moving forward with creativity, I aspire to one day be able to pass on my knowledge of my own design approaches to others, whether through teaching or giving talks to embroidery guilds. Ellen Anderton – 2022In collaboration with fashion designer Olya Glagoleva, artist Lisa Smirnova transformed a collection of clothes into a series of art. Spending a maximum of 100 hours on every garment, Smirnova hand-embroidered bursts of color onto the fabric, telling a story with her work. This project, called Artist At Home, aimed to converge two worlds: the painter's home and her studio, or her closet and her artwork. By working together, both Glagoleva and Smirnova demonstrate that art doesn't have to be stationary, that it can indeed be worn on-the-go. Additionally, the artist takes an Impressionistic approach with her brilliant hoop art. Each colorful strand works in unison with one another, like paint off the wispy hairs of a brushstroke. A holistic, analytical approach: On this course, you’ll be encouraged to imagine the future of your craft and your role as designers by exploring its past and present. In addition to rigorous research andanalysis into technical areas, you’ll consider the cultural, social, and environmental impact of fashion textiles at a global level. Throughout the course you will build and extend your core research capabilities through written and oral/visual presentations in each unit.The study support programme at LCF is designed to meet the needs of all students from all levels and disciplines. In this tutorial she teaches you how to make the grid stitch, one of the most interesting cross stitches. From production to performances and comedy to collaborations: Nahal Ashrafi wants to explore it all