Embroidery inspired by initial ideas!

So.. The 'lace' inspired by my project hasnt been very effective!! as an alternative I have decided to create my own designs but based on actual traditional lace to see if this works. I really like the fan-like pieces to work as a design feature for a fashion garment. The two mis-shapes are two attempts out of a fair few that haven't gone to plan! I still wanted to show them as I really like the texture & concept, but maybe for a different project!

Crisps? hmmm...

Ive also been experimenting with lace making using disolvable fabric & my embrodiery machine. I wanted my 'lace' to be inspired by aspects of my project so you could see the direct link & it wasnt just a random thing. This didnt work out exactly as planned, as the peices totally changed their form when disolved! and yes I do realise they look like a variety of crisps!

Im experimenting with different textures & colours of fabrics to see which type of backgrounds compliment the embrodiery.

I have been experimenting with re-creating the circles from the print into embroideries. There's a vast difference in the quality & appeal when you change aspects, for example stitch size & stitch style. I prefer the cross stitch at present.

Colour plays a major part in my project!

I have also been playing about at pattern/print making. 

I have been trying to master the art of embroidery & the PE design software!

I decided to purchase the Brother-Innov-is 500 & PE Design to enable me to create my own embroidery designs! It should come this thursday.. Im so excited! the software seems a little intense, so i think it may take a while for me to get to grips with it! There are a limited number of embroidery design softwares out there, which has deemed a problem because I haven't been able to find a Mac'-compatible program!

So I have gone for the Brother PE Design & partitioned my hard-drive!