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Having spent some time evaluating all the pieces I made for Projects 1 and 2, I felt that the following were the most successful, either as pieces in their own right or as a springboard to further ideas/samples. Project 1 – Joining Exercise 1 – Straight flush edges Exercise 2 – Straight edges with a […]
Paper joined with coloured PVA For the first sample I cut pieces of paper gift bag, laid them on clingfilm with a gap in between and painted PVA (coloured with acrylic paint) across the paper and over the gap. I wanted to see how well the PVA would hold the edges without any support. Once […]
Naturally-dyed fleece and cotton chintz In this sample I have machine-stitched fleece fibres hand-dyed with natural dyes onto cotton chintz fabric. Working with fibre in its raw (unspun) form can be challenging as it is difficult to secure in place, so I used fibres from a Leicester longwool sheep, being a longwool rare breed with […]
Bubble wrap I find bubble wrap a fascinating material to work with. It has exciting texture, is mouldable and pliable and is also useful for rubbings, print, as wadding and for stitching into. Here I have taken the bubble side and married it up with the paper side to achieve a textural contrast with a […]
For this exercise I worked with a range of media, both for the joining and for the base material. Paper, eyelets and treasury tags Here I used an old recycled paper gift bag and punched holes at various intervals, shaping the holes into a curved shape. Hole reinforcement stickers were used, both to highlight the […]
For this exercise I began with simple paper and different types of tape: Masking tape A straightforward line of tape along the join, short strips across the join and “V”-shaped teeth across the join: Scotch tape Joined with a straight piece along the join, with a large “X” and by pleating the tape along the […]
Project 1 comprises the following exercises: Stage 1 – Research Stage 2 – Sample making Exercise 1 – Joining straight flush edges Exercise 2 – Joining straight edges with a gap Exercise 3 – Joining curved edges Exercise 4 – Overlapping edges Exercise 5 – Forming corners and angles
This part comprises the following exercises: Project 1 Exercise 1 – Linear accordion pleats Exercise 2 – Rotational accordion pleats Exercise 3 – Knife and box pleats Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 – Linear crumpling
Introduction This exercise looks at crumpling paper and other materials in a linear way (as opposed to the more random technique in exercise 5). Further moulding extends the range of shapes that can be created. i) Linear ribs – Parchment paper A series of fine ribs was created by rolling the baking parchment paper into […]
Introduction This exercise uses crumpling paper to give it stretch and flexibility as well as creating added texture. i) Crumpling – Brown paper wrap For this exercise the nearest I could find to the paper suggested was a lightweight glossy brown paper. ii) Single rib – Brown paper Scrumpled paper with a single rib, rather […]
