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For this exercise I began with a range of everyday materials from around the house. Finger knitting on drinking straw frame Straws are brightly coloured, flexible but give structure too. I created a frame from straws using elastic bands and masking tape to hold the pieces in place. I used yarn scraps to make finger […]
From the wrappings explored in this first part of this exercise and the fashion collections of Hsiao-Chi Tsai I went on to consider how “wrappings” in the form of our clothing and dress influences our perceptions of ourselves and each other; how we use clothes, jewellery etc. both consciously and unconsciously to identify with particular […]
Skull with bubble wrap and staples Skull with bubble wrap, wrapped with twine Skull with foil Skull with clingfilm From the wrappings explored in this first part of this exercise, I went on to consider how our clothing influences our perceptions of ourselves and each other; how we use clothes both consciously and unconsciously to […]
Jug with bubble wrap and sequinned yarn A reasonably pleasing structure but I’m not certain that the jug shape adds anything. The end result is quite pleasing viewed from the side where the sequins are visible (not very visible in the photograph but more so in real life) but it isn’t especially exciting. Jug with […]
For this series of samples we are asked to wrap our chosen object (a wooden spoon in my case) with a range of mixed threads, playing with tension, loops and spacing of the wrapping. I chose the following materials and techniques to explore: Nylon tights and jewellery wire This was part way through the initial […]
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 […]
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 […]
