B&B Banner
We made an exhibition banner in the style of suffrage visual culture for use at the Project Launch event and conference.
Digitally printed silk research linings are here!
Some of the digitally printed silks with illustrations by Alice are back from the printers. The green one is for the Madam Julia Gill cycle skirt and will be used…
Blouses and more blouses
I had a blouse making marathon on the long weekend. We have been focusing on the main pieces of each garment until now but the blouse is a pretty important…
Traces, material memory and scars
Threads on clothes. Pin scratches from trying things on. Needles in finger tips from hand sewing. Cuttings like confetti. Facing glue on the iron. Sewing machine slump. Odd buttons. Many…
Studio working
Annette was in the office today helping with the mammoth task of sewing the final garments for show in June. We worked on all surfaces and there is a lot…
Another visit to Dashing Tweeds
Rachel and I visited Dashing Tweeds today to pick up new materials for final garments. It's always a pleasure to talk with Guy Hill and see the gorgeous range of designs in…
A visit to the patent agent
The documentation we have for the patents filed by Alice Bygrave for her convertible skirt and her father Charles William Rudolph Duerre (for improvements in bicycle saddle suspension) all show…
Research linings – first test run
We are very excited to see the first digital print runs of the illustrations that Alice has been working on. This is a test piece which will give us a…
Working with Alice on the research linings
The first few meetings with Alice involved a discussion of the short listed patents we are investigating. The next meetings expanded to include samples of materials and colour palettes Alice also…