Thursday 7 March 2013

Working Repeats











This year i am determined to get the hang of the secret of a successful repeat pattern. I've been delaying this a little, a tiny bit daunted by the whole prospect, but here we go, with the first pattern. Any sensible person would ideally start with a simple design, but i do like to make life a little difficult for myself, and attempted a pattern using components of flowers and birds. Maybe i'll keep things a little simpler next time, (with the great gift of hindsight!) and theres a little more work  needed to get the pattern to fit together properly, but it's definitely a start!

7 comments:

Celia Hart said...

Oooo yes! that's coming along fabulously!

I love a good technical challenge... I bet you're having fun with that!

xx

Melanie Wickham said...

This looks amazing, a very luxurious pattern, I can just picture the huge floor length curtains...

Janet Friel said...

The repeat pattern is absolutely stunning! Even though you've included lots of beautiful detail, it doesn't look too cluttered. I would love to see it on a bolt of fabric!

Line Katrin Moe said...

Wow! Love this one as well as the pen and ink drawing. You are so talented and my heart and my eyes just have to smile each time I look at your work.

Mangle Prints said...

Thank you :) It's been wonderful to use ink again, but i don't think it will be long until i get urge to print again. x

Anna said...

Lovely repeat patterns with subtle colours; a lot of brain work involved!

Carole Reid said...

Congrats to you.... wonderful work!