Houdini's Straitjacket
Initial yarn wraps
Once I began sampling I decided the black and white yarns I was using weren't right, and removed the dense and heavy quality I want my fabrics to have. The cotton however was successful. I discovered the gold and yellows I used were not the right shades, and I need to look back at my image of the bee inside the web to get the right tones. Below are techniques from my initial knit samples that I found were successful.
Drop stitch with in lay
In lay with single bed
E-wrapping & ladders
Houdini's straitjacket has not only given me colour inspiration, but has given me ideas for materials I can incorporate into my fabrics particularly leather and suede. I found a suede fabric in the similar orange/brown shade as Houdini's which I can use within my fabric samples. This will help to link my fabrics back to my research of the famous straitjacket.
Orange/Brown Suede
