Captivating Crystals

  • Francesca Lyle

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

Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
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.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Catwalk fashion Photoshop visualisation experimenting with scale of embellishments for sleeves and body of the dress with coordinating gold accessories.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Digital repeat design on Photoshop with gold contrasting highlight beads on satin silk fabric.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
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.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
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.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Photoshop visualisation of repeat pattern embellishment sample experimenting with scale and placement design for a runway high fashion look.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Hand painted watercolour textural repeat pattern in pink and purple, sublimation heat transferred onto chiffon fabric.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
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.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Reflective acrylic laser cut samples and jewellery, with screen printing and gold foiling experiments
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
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.
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Double layered screen printed texture with gold hand cut card embellishments hand sewn down
Captivating Crystals by Francesca Lyle
Sonic welded hand cut reflective fabric pieces onto velvet fabric with hand stitched acrylic embellishments that were lasercut with tiny engraving pattern detail
Francesca Lyle
Textile Designer