London Cloth Company, Drawings Continued … A Selection of Pattern Design From The Project (Pre-colour)

London Cloth Company Special

London Cloth Company, The Drawings

This is a selection of images I drew as part of a project with the London Cloth Company.

The London Cloth Company was established in 2011 and is the first micro-mill to open in London. The company supplies fabrics produced by skilled crafters on looms dating as far back as the 1870's.

I documented the tools, machines and abstract parts used in this extraordinary establishment through drawing and photography. Looking through boxes of parts and old tools, I left with a huge archive of photos and sketches to work from.
This is a selection of the final drawings.

With The London Cloth Company, East London Christmas Market

Pattern Making On The London Cloth Company Floor...

In house placement - Giftware design for Marks and Spencer

I had a wonderful week working in the London studio designing giftware that will hopefully be sold in Marks and Spencer. Can't wait to share them with you! Thank you to all the people at the London Tigerprint studios for a great week and finding my work at the degree show! - See you soon!

New posts to come soon!

Working hard on a couple of long term projects alongside some small ones.
These will be brought to you when completed!
In the meantime...

Thanks to Shellsuit Zombie's lovely @Laiferr for the mention on her best of D&AD New Blood festival review - and thanks D&AD for the retweet!

http://livijadale.com/2014/07/03/dad-new-blood-2014/?utm_campaign=New%20Blood%20Exhibition%202014&utm_content=6398624&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

There's always something to draw on London markets - sketchbooked !

Would love to get in here and do some drawing!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2624156/A-colourful-past-Haunting-images-abandoned-textile-wool-looms-stacks-yarn-shelves.html

Pocket Mirror Designs Available To Buy Soon

A Selection of Detail Shots

A few location shoots

Final Sample Book Ready

Hat Box

Stripping The Frames and Putting On My Own Fabric

Using traditional craft techniques is a really interesting area I'm exploring 

eager to learn I've been reading up and finding out as much as possible

about traditional methods and materials.

Making and cutting my own pattern

Front with fitting section for narrow
lower frame and strengthened
structuring for gripping onto
frame 

Applying upholstery tacks.

Preparing deck chairs to be re upholstered

My dog didn't think they were too bad after I'd washed
and sanded them down.