The master thesis explores how to use knitted fabrics as a starting point for creative transformation
into current and modern motifs for printed textiles that can be used for a variety of useful
products, with a focus on fashion accessories - scarves. By upgrading them, it is possible
to turn these accessories into something special and unusual. The master thesis deals with
and explores the functional use of scarves, their multifunctionality and their spatial integration
in clothing. The emphasis in the design of fashion accessories is not only on decorativeness,
which the work does take into the account by accentuating textile patterns, but also treats them
in a visually and clpothing integrated way. At the same time, it combines handmade knitwear
with modern technology of digital printing in an innovative approach.
Designing textile patterns for digital printing is based on scanning different knitted pieces and
manipulating them using Adobe Photoshop. The scanned knitted motifs, which are in most
cases not repeated, are enlarged accordingly and spot-placed on the products, while the repeated
motifs in the textile pattern form the surface texture of the product. The outer contour of
the product also plays an important role, which can be emphasised in various ways. The history
of the scarves has been researched using original photographs obtained in the museums
of Paris. The temporary life and work in this capital of fashion has provided further inspiration
and a direct link to the work being created in today‘s world. In the course of the work, various
observations of accessories in the fashion shows for autumn 2023 are thus described, with the
design of digitally printed textile patterns in mind. The result is a diverse collection of fashion
accessories. Some of them have grown with the garment at a certain stage of the design development,
resulting from the artist‘s experimentation with the two- or three-dimensional use of
the fashion accessory and its placement in the whole garment. The completeness and diversity
of the collection is presented in the final photographs.
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