For the next 5 weeks I will be doing a competition brief I have chosen a brief from the Hand & Lock website, The brief is based on embroidery and mixed media. I had to chose from five themes and I have decided to focus on the theme 'For Fun' I picked this theme because I wanted to be more experimental.

'For Fun'

A trend characterised by subtle humour and the joyous spirit for relaxing moments. The colours for

this trend are graphic and simple, but also fanciful. Play on ideas like a fun childish game of irony,

seduction and spontaneous competition. Visually bricolage, puzzles and colour blocks, random stripes

and zig-zag combinations are great for surface pattern. The fabrics have a silky aspect, cupro blends,

with light and structured bases, chintzing and mercerizing. Continuing the playful seduction theme

you might include a boudoir atmosphere featuring the frivolous and the innocently sexy, with peek-aboo

effects, satin ribbons on tulle, stocking knits with nude tiger stripes, ombre Chantilly lace and

anatomic pin-tucks in guepiere mood. But fun is also sport; sailor symbols, overprinted anchor motifs,

stripes, rainbow tints for oilcloth, stretch terry, loose and tight fishnet, wet-effect lamination, abyss

scenes and coral type encrustations. Completing this playful atmosphere are the accessories; borders

with heat-transfer pieces, screen prints on satin ribbon covered with dotted tulle, passementerie with

cord and tubular braiding knots, nautical stripes on ribbons.