Using a wooden spoon as a starting point I completed the following wrapping samples using the straight wrapping technique: Straight wrap with hand-dyed slubby wool yarn Using the slubby wool adds texture which contrasts nicely with the simple wrapping technique. Variations in the yarn thickness mean that the body of the spoon peeps is visible […]
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Year: 2016
Part Two: Project 2 – Wrapping
Project 2 comprises the following exercises: Stage 1 – Research Stage 2 – Sample making Exercise 1 Straight wrapping with threads and Straight wrapping with threads 2 Exercise 2 Wrapping with materials and threads – Exercise 3 Uneven wrapping
Project 1: Exercise 5 – Forming corners
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 […]
Project 1: Exercise 4 – Overlapping edge
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 […]
Project 1: Exercise 3 – Joining curved e
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 […]
Project 1: Exercise 2 – Joining straight
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 […]
Project 1: Exercise 1 – Joining straight
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 […]
Part Two: Project 1 – Joining
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
Assignment Two Artists – Hsiao-Chi Tsai
The work of Hsiao-Chi Tsai is extraordinarily diverse, ranging from large-scale, sculptural textiles to couture, ready-to-wear accessories and jewellery. A Taiwanese-born artist, now working in London, her work is described as wearable sculpture. An examination of her millinery clearly demonstrates this. With its use of different materials, from the traditional to the innovative, her hats […]
Assignment Two Artists – Carole Baillarg
Carole Baillargeon is a French Canadian artist who works with textiles to create sculptural pieces, often with a theme of wrapping and enveloping. I have to confess that I find the image of the wrapped human figure somewhat disturbing where it obscures the body’s features, in particular the head. It triggers feelings of claustrophobia, silencing, […]