Hiraeth is a Welsh word or feeling with no direct English translation, it conveys a feeling of deep longing for a place, person or time that is now unattainable. I have linked this feeling to the grief of losing my dad at 13 and feeling a longing for him and the comfort of childhood. To demonstrate this feeling of longing I have taken the superstition that seeing a white feather means someone who has died is present and created a collection around the white feather, also linking them to comfort and feather stuffed pillows, I have included physical feathers and layered them with my own printed silk organza to design my collection of comfort. Stitching down the spines to ensure they stay in place while allowing the body of the feathers to move freely. Focusing on the comfort someone has to find when grieving a loved one instead of the sadness was key to this project to convey how someone deals with grief long term, finding ways to surround oneself with mementos of their loved one, I used an old picture of my dad’s reflection and created a check print, taken from my dad’s favourite hankies, to demonstrate that my dad is still around and creating comfort in these subtle ways that may be overlooked by other people. I then printed a variety of samples on different weights of fabric before deciding to use silk organza and eco satin for the digital prints of my collection. I have used a variety of weights of fabrics for this collection, using wadding to enhance the feel of comfort in my design, with a combination of organza and cotton poplin together with feathers between to form my fabric. I have also created a sheer veil with wadded trims to elevate the garment. Another way to incorporate my dads presence in the collection was with the use of erratic pleating, created by tying the fabric into a strip and applying heat, to symbolise his hankies and how he’d shove them into his pocket resulting in many creases.