2019 HATalk Competition Entry

Jillian Busby

Jillian Busby – United Kingdom

Description

Equilibrium to me suggested the idea of bringing old and new together, coming full circle into a contemporary style. I thought of taking this in the direction of combining vintage fabrics with something more unconventional I decided to look specifically at the early 20th century and considered different aproaches to design in that period, looking at artwork, furniture and buildings rather than fashion.

I particularly liked some of the architectural panels that I discovered and was inspired by an architectural rose design. I wanted to break up this image and bring it back together again using traditional and futuristic materials.

I found some unusual vintage lace which leant itself to the circular design I had in mind and contrasted that with the pressed lanyard which had to be carefully cut in half to make the long diagonal attachments.

By deconstructing the basic petal shapes and reconfiguring them I made a headpiece that creates balance between curved and geometric shapes and also brings together the influence of different periods in time.

Materials

  • Vintage lace
  • Edging elastic
  • Millinery wire
  • Headband
  • Pvc glue
  • Uhu glue
  • Crystals
  • Thread
  • Bead effect pressed lanyard
  • Non covered wire
  • Heather fabric
  • Wadding

Techniques

  • Cut curved shapes from paper
  • Stiffened vintage lace with PVA and a little water
  • Once dried I used the patterns to cut the lace
  • Hand stitched each piece with millinery wire
  • Stitched lengths of edging elastic round each shape
  • Beaded the lace panels
  • Covered the head band with light wadding and fabric
  • Sewed the panels to the headband
  • Cut the lanyard into strips
  • Glued them back to back with wire in between
  • Stitched the lanyard strips in place
  • Added two small woven loops to add stability with hair pins

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