Shauna Gentile, Student Work

 

Ode to Intention” pt. 2 featuring Jessica

Cotton yarn hand dyed with indigo. 

Solid color on collar and cuffs. 

Speckled indigo on remaining garment. 

Ode to Intention Featuring Diaje

Top - Salvaged paint that was poured flat and cut into pieces, 

sewn together with embroidery thread. 

Skirt - Salvaged denim and textiles hand dyed with marigold and indigo.

Ode to Intention Featuring Sydney

Top - Salvaged paint poured flat and crocheted with second hand yarn.

Skirt - Salvaged denim, second hand yarn used to create a crochet inlay pattern which was then backed with hand dyed textile. 

Belt and Scarf - Hand dyed with logwood with soda ash, overlaid with Indigo pattern and embroidered. 

Ode to Intention Featuring Brooke

Top - Yarn hand dyed with cochineal, crochet. 

Skirt - Salvaged paint, crochet with hand dyed cochineal yarn. 

Ode to Intention 

I designed, prepared the textiles, constructed the garments and photographed this body of work. Inspired by sustainable textile practices, I used second hand materials such as salvaged denim and paint to create "one-of-a-kind" textiles. I created this collection to highlight discarded materials in the realm of fashion. My sustainable designs seek to challenge the conventional notions of modern fast fashion.

Cora Blades, Upcycled Denim, Student Work

 

Upcycled Denim

                                                              The Process

Step 1: Learn how to thread and use the sewing machine.

Step 2: Detach one leg from the jeans and plan out your design.

Step 3: Cut out all of your shapes and decide on your pattern.

Step 4: Sew each individual shape to the leg 

and when complete sew the seam of the leg back together.

Emma Lofland, Personal Project, Student Work

                                                

Blue honeycomb slip

Total fabric dyed 4 yards, used 2.5~ yards for size 3 dress

Silk fabric, Indigo dye, Thread, dress pattern (PatternCosPatterns by Andrea Lopez)

This work explores early textile techniques mixed with modern fashion trends as a mode of exploration into the complex histories of these dyes and patterns. The dress is a slip style that shows a cascading honeycomb Shibori pattern in indigo dye. Indigo and Shibori have long histories based in Asia and indigo in particular throughout Africa as well. The dress pattern itself does not reflect the cultures it borrows from however, the dye and pattern still embody the techniques, beautifully displaying the agelessness of these beautiful cultural traditions in textiles. Overall the dress becomes a state of fluidity between the past and modernity.