Initail research

I have started my research into my epq and what else I wanted to do, I have found some websites which I am going to take some ideas from such as Cath Kidston http://www.cathkidston.com/?lng=&ctry=GB . I really like the patterns and colours that she uses as I feel that they work really well together. I would like to take some ideas from this website with the modern day patch work pillow as I feel Cath Kidston matches patterns really well.  

I have also been researching a lady called Nancy Nicolson http://www.nancynicholson.co.uk/sewkits.html , this lady creates embordary starter kits for people who would like to start embrodary who might not know how to go about it. With this research I would like to start thinking about making some of these packs for my epq. I was looking at making easy to follow kits as well as making pillows which will be proto types. All of these kits will include everything that you need to make the pillow of that era with fabric, threads, patterns and step by step instructions on what to do. This will go well with linking ot the artists of that time, as many people wanted to replicate and change there houses to look like the up and coming fashion and interiors of that time.   

Initial Ideas for EPQ

Type of project (essay or artefact): Artefact

General area of investigation: Textiles

Can you be more specific about your title? (i.e what elements/s of the above do you plan to investigate?)I would like to investigate the change in interiors between the eras of the 1970’s-80’s and nowdays  (modern times/ designs), by making four pillows with the different prints and patterns that I feel create the look of these eras.

Do you have an initial idea for your title? The change in the interiors between the eras of the 1970’s-80’s and noways.

What research sources have you already consulted that could aid your project? I have reasearched on google images the patterns and prints of these times. I have also looked at different websites, that I feel shows the designs that I woyuld like to use e.g

http://www.cathkidston.com/?lng=&ctry=GB http://www.lauraashley.com/uk/page/home&setlang=en

What other sources are you aware of that you have not yet consulted? Special books that show the eras and the patterns and prints of that time. Also artists websites that will also show this.

Where else do you plan to look for research sources? Libary and the internet

If you are producing an artefact, what do you imagne it will be? I imagine that it will be a set of four pillows two showing the styles and prints of the 1970’s-80’s and the other two showing modern designs. One being shabby chic and the other being a minamalist pillow.

Have you had any superviser feedback so far? If so, what? My textiles teacher has said that this was an idea that I can persue, my other superviser also said the same. This had also been recorded on my vista log page (page 4)