Textile Design
Homegrown
Homegrown is a collection of printed fabric inspired by cotton.
Technical Information:
Printer: Mutoh MC3 Digital Textile Printer
Fabric: 100% Cotton Sateen
Ink: Yuhan-Kimberly nano-pigments
Software: Lectra Kaledo Print, Adobe Photoshop
Modern Mehndi
Modern Mehndi is a knitted fabric collection inspired by the Indian art of Mehndi (also known as Henna art).
Technical Information
Knitting Machine: Mayer & CIE OVJA 1.6E-3WT
Machine Diameter 30 inch
Yarn: Cream, Blood Orange, Fever, and Umber
Gauge: 18 gauge
Number of Needles: 1728
Fabric Type: 4 color jacquard, Pique-birdseye backing
Software: Lectra Kaledo Print, Lectra Kaledo Knit, Adobe Photoshop
Fibrous Florescence
Fibrous Florescence is a collection of woven fabric inspired by cotton. To create these textile designs, Nicky created abstract motifs inspired by cotton and manipulated them using CAD software called Kaledo Print. Cottonseeds, cotton fibers, and cotton bolls inspired the individual motifs. Fibrous refers to my inspiration of cotton, and florescence, meaning flowering, refers to my manipulation of the motifs into floral designs. Using colors from Pantone’s spring 2014 color forecast, I created a collection of fabric that is both modern and feminine. These textile designs were inspired by the WGSN trend for spring: Modern Romance. The fabrics were woven using a Jacquard weaving machine using both cotton and acrylic yarns.
Technical Information:
Loom: 54” Dornier Rigid Rapier with Staubli JC5 Electronic Jacquard Head
Loom Set up:
84 e.p.i and 84 p.p.i.
30/2 Cotton Count, 100% combed cotton Warp in white, red, green, blue rotation
Black and white filling rotation –
White, black, black
12/1 Cotton Count, 100% acrylic in white
12/1 Cotton Count, 100% acrylic filling in black
30/2 Cotton Count, 100% cotton in black
Software: Lectra Kaledo Print, EAT DesignScope Victor, Adobe Photoshop
