Emillie Reader

RMIT Bachelor of Textiles (Design)

'Threads & Bonds’ is a collection of handcrafted and reimagined textile vessels - mythical storage containers for memories, dreams, adventures, and life stories. My ode to friendship, family, and every thread of connection and bond formed throughout life. Valuing considered handcrafted design and the closer relationship this builds to the world around us, it encourages waste reduction through meaningful and long-term connections to objects. Friends’ treasured yet fading possessions have been deconstructed and combined with lush materials to create newly reimagined objects. Inspired by precious family textile heirlooms, I have realised the designs through embroidery, hand-painting, and digital fabric printing.

RMIT Bachelor of Textiles (Design)

'Threads & Bonds’ is a collection of handcrafted and reimagined textile vessels - mythical storage containers for memories, dreams, adventures, and life stories. My ode to friendship, family, and every thread of connection and bond formed throughout life. Valuing considered handcrafted design and the closer relationship this builds to the world around us, it encourages waste reduction through meaningful and long-term connections to objects. Friends’ treasured yet fading possessions have been deconstructed and combined with lush materials to create newly reimagined objects. Inspired by precious family textile heirlooms, I have realised the designs through embroidery, hand-painting, and digital fabric printing.

Collection title: Threads & Bonds

Image 1: A PLACE TO STORE DREAMS, 35cm x 25cm x 3cm

Image 2: A Place to Store Adventures, 37cm x 13cm x 9cm

Image 3: A Place to Store Memories, 36cm x 29cm x 1cm

Image 4: A Place to Store Dreams, Memories, Adventures & Life Stories (Front)
Photographer: Nicole Goodwin

Image 5: A Place to Store Dreams, Memories, Adventures & Life Stories (Back)
Photographer: Nicole Goodwin

Image 6: Collection Details

Image 7: Dreams & Adventures Details

MATERIALS: DECONSTRUCTED VANS SHOE, DECONSTRUCTED GLOVE, DECONSTRUCTED T-SHIRT, VELVET, LINEN, TULLE, POLY-ORGANZA, GOLD PURL, GLASS BEADS, SEQUIN

TECHNIQUES: HAND EMBROIDERY (BEADING, 3D, APPLIQUÉ, GOLDWORK), DISPERSE INK PAINTING, DIRECT TO FABRIC PAINTING, DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING, SUBLIMATION PRINTING, SEWING, HAND & MACHINE CUTTING

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