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Items submitted to the tutor for Assignment Two: Part Two were as follows: Bag one of 6 – Exercise 1 – Joining straight flush edges Bag 2 of 6 – Exercise 2 – Joining straight edges with a gap Bag 3 0f 6 – Exercise 3 – Joining curved edges Bag 4 of 6 – […]
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 […]
For Assignment Two I spent some time thinking about joining and wrapping, making a quick mindmap and notes about materials, methods and how these might link together. And some ideas for samples/projects: Joining and wrapping A selection of sketches for the joining and wrapping exercises (Projects 1 and 2)
Of the two sets of techniques I was initially much more comfortable with the joining exercises. I quickly became frustrated with the early wrapping exercises as it was difficult to find subjects with good anchoring points, meaning that I felt I had much less control over the nature of the finished piece. I was repeatedly […]
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 […]
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
