Barbie fun
This week has been really good, and I have been able to see what people think of my work and been able to give comments on others which has been the first time we have done this.
Tuesday’s session for this week we had to bring in a Barbie doll and lots of different fabrics of different weights and textures. It was pretty obvious that we were going to use the fabrics and dress the Barbie.
We had to use the theme that we had chosen mine being tied and twisted and manipulate the fabrics to look like this and to create interesting shapes.
I found it really difficult to work on such a small scale so I switched to using a half size manikin which made it so much easier.
At first I started out using ropes and string and tying them with knots to make shapes that covered the body. I then started to layer fabrics over and through it, twisting them and changing the shapes. I felt that this was successful but it didn’t quite gel together as well as I thought it would. So I decided to take a different approach. I used contrasting fabrics and twisted and entwined them together and wrapped them around the manikin. I then had strips of material that I twisted with each other and then placed them over the other fabrics. I did this in many different ways, creating lots of different effects. I really liked this and felt that it was the best way of expressing my theme. I found that this idea worked with both contrasting and complementary fabrics. The contrasting and clashing materials also worked really well with the style of the designer that I had chosen; Martin Margiela.
Friday we had the last of our three sessions, this session was about drafting out a pattern block using the correct measurements. It was really fulfilling to complete the block, once I got my head around working out the dimensions, it was really good to stand back and look it. I also did a sleeve and we looked at facings and where they go on the pattern block.
In my own time I have been working in my sketchbook trying to create interesting designs for my garment that I am going to make. At the moment, I have a few ideas that I want to try, using an image of snakes all tied together, trying out materials – stitching and tying them, Using bows and over exaggerating them, Using curling ribbon and draping it over and also using interesting a different materials such as plastic bin bags and leaves and flowers.
I have also been working on my A2 portfolio, sewing and using inks and pens and drawing over the top of them. These pieces have turned out really well and I am going to try this sort of style with some different images. I will then try and manipulate the images using CAD to see what different effects I can create.
This week has been really good, and I have been able to see what people think of my work and been able to give comments on others which has been the first time we have done this.
Tuesday’s session for this week we had to bring in a Barbie doll and lots of different fabrics of different weights and textures. It was pretty obvious that we were going to use the fabrics and dress the Barbie.
We had to use the theme that we had chosen mine being tied and twisted and manipulate the fabrics to look like this and to create interesting shapes.
I found it really difficult to work on such a small scale so I switched to using a half size manikin which made it so much easier.
At first I started out using ropes and string and tying them with knots to make shapes that covered the body. I then started to layer fabrics over and through it, twisting them and changing the shapes. I felt that this was successful but it didn’t quite gel together as well as I thought it would. So I decided to take a different approach. I used contrasting fabrics and twisted and entwined them together and wrapped them around the manikin. I then had strips of material that I twisted with each other and then placed them over the other fabrics. I did this in many different ways, creating lots of different effects. I really liked this and felt that it was the best way of expressing my theme. I found that this idea worked with both contrasting and complementary fabrics. The contrasting and clashing materials also worked really well with the style of the designer that I had chosen; Martin Margiela.
Friday we had the last of our three sessions, this session was about drafting out a pattern block using the correct measurements. It was really fulfilling to complete the block, once I got my head around working out the dimensions, it was really good to stand back and look it. I also did a sleeve and we looked at facings and where they go on the pattern block.
In my own time I have been working in my sketchbook trying to create interesting designs for my garment that I am going to make. At the moment, I have a few ideas that I want to try, using an image of snakes all tied together, trying out materials – stitching and tying them, Using bows and over exaggerating them, Using curling ribbon and draping it over and also using interesting a different materials such as plastic bin bags and leaves and flowers.
I have also been working on my A2 portfolio, sewing and using inks and pens and drawing over the top of them. These pieces have turned out really well and I am going to try this sort of style with some different images. I will then try and manipulate the images using CAD to see what different effects I can create.
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