Textiles
Embroidery entered my life through a friends mother, I loved the delicate nature of the craft, leading me to upcycle my first thrifted sweatshirts. College courses would also give me opportunities to design and manufacture unique and personal textiles.
Hand embroidered thrifted Nike sweatshirts, 2020-2022. This was the first batch I made after my initial test-run sweatshirt.
Second batch of sweatshirts made in 2022. Process in next slides.
Materials used for every sweatshirt consisted of: Sweatshirt, fabric of choice—often felt or crushed velvet—embroidery floss, hoop, scissors, fabric glue, fabric marker, and embroidery needles.
Stencils—big and small—were used to trace my desired swoosh.
After cutting them all out.
Placement ideation.
The fun part! Tedious but rewarding.
The reward.
Another fun part, product photos! I always took these on my film cameras. Film photography has been a hobby of mine since high school.
A little sass on the back end to keep it interesting.
Close-up details.
The lineup.
Another sweatshirt from batch #2 trying to decide if this was thee floss color I wanted to use.
Close-up.
More from batch #2.
Batch #1. This is my favorite sweatshirt I have made. This color way was a rare find and I love the contrast of it.
Close-up details.
Close-up details of batch #1.
Batch #1. I upcycled the "N" from another sweatshirt that was a hand-me-down from my sister.
Close-up details.
My internship with Portland Gear gave me lots of freedom to create apparel designs for the company. During my internship, I worked on color palettes and upcoming collections. After my internship, the owner contracted me to create mock designs for the 2024-25 University of Oregon collection.
UO mock-up football jersey.
UO mock-up t-shirt
UO mock-up t-shirt.
UO mock-up crewneck.
UO mock-up t-shirt, front.
UO mock-up t-shirt, back.
Final mock-up color palette for the New Slogan Tee.
Actual product images pulled from Portland Gear's website. My colorways have become a part of their permanent collection.
Super 8 still from event night of my college class' "Glomference". Me and my peers were tasked with collaboratively creating a brand and its identity for a t-shirt pop-up shop. Every student created 5-10 one of one t-shirts for an inventory of 200.
T-shirt design #1. I made a second version for myself that is now used as my art making shirt!
T-shirt design #2
T-shirt design #3
T-shirt design #3—Backside
T-shirt design #4
T-shirt design #4—Backside
T-shirt design #5
Early logo ideation in my sketch book.
More logo ideation.
Nine Lives t-shirt sketches in my sketchbook.
Mock-ups to present to our professor before creating the physical t-shirt.
My design on the heat press ready to be pressed.
A peer's designs next to one of mine. As the term went on this rack became packed full of shirts.
Setting up the show room. Three hanging racks of t-shirts. Branded decals going up on the walls!
Inside the event waiting to open the doors.
Outside of the event. Every t-shirt was $20.
First few minutes after opening the doors.
The class booklet showcases the t-shirts and everyone who participated. Students made 25 copies for each student, the professor, and the archive.
Hanger tags with branding and washing instructions.
Pink slip tags displayed the price and the name of the student who made each t-shirt.
More Photos Linked!
Check out the Instagram page @DotGlom, ran by me and a peer. Reels and photos display the entire process from ideation to execution and even event day!
