Captivating Crystals

  • Francesca Lyle

Exploring the geometric formations and reflections within crystal structures, translating this into a collection of intricately embellished samples.

Screen printed gold foiling detail onto crimped fabric with laser cut and engraved pink acrylic embellishments. 3D hand beading and sequin techniques emerging through the acrylic to create a heavily textured and tactile fabric.
Catwalk fashion Photoshop visualisation experimenting with scale of embellishments for sleeves and body of the dress with coordinating gold accessories.
Digital repeat design on Photoshop with gold contrasting highlight beads on satin silk fabric.
Hand painted crystal formation texture, scanned and digitally repeated on photoshop, then translated into a heat transfer print onto chiffon fabric with repeated maroon hand beaded highlights.
Hand painted watercolour texture printed onto acetate to create unique 3D sequin embellishments. Carefully hand sewn beads and folded sequins to create a repeat pattern on a contrasting green fabric base.
Photoshop visualisation of repeat pattern embellishment sample experimenting with scale and placement design for a runway high fashion look.
Hand painted watercolour textural repeat pattern in pink and purple, sublimation heat transferred onto chiffon fabric.
Hand drawn crystal design, digitally repeated on photoshop with handmade, printed, folded, acetate embellishments and handsewn bead tassles beneath.

Full length, high fashion, garment visualisation on Photoshop.
Reflective acrylic laser cut samples and jewellery, with screen printing and gold foiling experiments
Hand screen printed purple pigment and hand screen printed gold foiling detail layered onto purple cotton fabric, creating crystal textural fabric sample.

Vislualised as a runway ready to wear look, paired with a coordinating purple top and gold accessories.
Double layered screen printed texture with gold hand cut card embellishments hand sewn down
Sonic welded hand cut reflective fabric pieces onto velvet fabric with hand stitched acrylic embellishments that were lasercut with tiny engraving pattern detail