Draping experiment.

On my recent pattern cutting lesson I have experimented with draping using the stand. I have enjoyed this experiment and I am considering using this method in the future because it is easy and fun to play around the fabric. To create drape you need a fabric cut on the bias. The fabric is cut on the bias so that the fabric flows nicely when draping. Here are the results of this experiment.

First attempt.

Second attempt.

That's it for now. Thanks ^_^

Darts...Darts...Darts

From this lesson I have learnt how to model on the stand. I have experimented with darts on the stand. It was actually easy when you get use to it so I had more time to play around with the fabric. I you want to know how to make it, keep reading.

First darts experiment

Step 1- Take you fabric and pin it on your mannequin making sure that the grain line is parallel the centre front.

Step 2- Pin the fabric on the neckline, cut the excess fabric leaving 1cm seam allowance then snip the edges so that the fabric stays flat.

Step 3- Find the centre of the bust and start pinning the fabric upto the shoulder seam.

Step 4- Trim off the excess fabric on the shoulder seam leaving 1cm seam allowance.

Step 5- from the centre of the bust, pin the fabric down to the waist.

Step 6- Cut around the arm hole with 1cm seam allowance.

Last but not the least, Trim off the fabric around the side seam and the waist with 1cm seam allowance.

The image above is the finished darts that I made using this simple steps.

Second attempt.

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Sustainability

For one this new brief that I am currently doing in college involves researching sustainable materials, architecture, cars, furnitures and other things. I have found some artist/designers that use sustainable materials.

Alyce Santoro is a multi media conceptual and a sound artist. She has a background in marine biology and scientific illustration. She wanted to make art about science but for her the problem is that your not really allowed to get excited about the mystical part because it's not scientific. She works with recycled material and environmental themes runs through her work. She created the sonic fabric which is made out of audio tape and handwoven together.

What is Sonic Fabric?

SONIC FABRIC, the invention of sound and conceptual artist Alyce Santoro,

is a beautiful, audible, versatile textile woven from 50% polyester thread and 50% audiocassette tape recorded with intricate collages of sound. The sound compositions themselves are a kind of sonic fabric too – strange andintricate music made by weaving together unlikely combinations of looped and layered samples of found, created, and collected sounds.

SONIC FABRIC was originally intended for solely for use in installation

artworks based on the notion, common to both Buddhism and quantum physics, that at the most basic level, everything in the universe may consist of little more than vibration.

How is sonic fabric woven?


Individual cassette tapes have also been used to weave smaller batches of
yardage, some of which was hand loomed at a craft cooperative for Tibetan women
refugees in Nepal. I also use individual tapes for smaller projects, including
the collection of sound samples.

I will update you all if I find any more sustainable design, designer or artist.

Applying the Golden Ration.

As most of you might know I have been learning about the golden ratio in college, well this is how I would apply it to a garment. I focused on just placing the shapes that I have created using golden ration on one side of the mannequin. I also made 3D shape so that it's not too flat when looking at the detail. Here is what I've created from this lesson.

Continuing with Golden Ratio.

Today was the continuation of the golden ratio lesson that we had as a group yesterday. Today was a little more interesting because we got to design and create something using the golden ratio. I have experimented with scale to create different effect on the model. Here is what I have created using the golden ratio method.

Oliver Tolentino, "Valentino of the Philippines"

When Oliver Tolentino opened a Los Angeles boutique in 2009, he became the first Philippines-based fashion designer to expand into the United States. Dubbed the Valentino of the Philippines, Oliver has designed gowns for many well-known figures in his native country, including former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Over the past five years, he has made his name both nationally and internationally, designing for prominent celebrities such as Arnel Pineda, lead singer of Journey. Internationally, Oliver designs for the biggest names in the Philippines, and won first place at Bali Fashion Week 2008 for a Carnivale parade outfit.

In October 2009, he presented a 40 piece collection based on eco-friendly materials, such as pineapple fiber, which he recently presented again in EcoChic Geneva, an eco-friendly fashion show held in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Golden Ratio......

Yesterday on my functional maths lesson in college I learnt for the first time about golden ratio. At first it was really confusing and hard to understand what the golden ration was. Golden ratio, also known as the divine proportion, golden mean, or golden section, is a ration or proportion defined by the number/Greek symbol PHI (PHI = 1.618033988749895...). You can find the golden ration anywhere, in nature, art, our body, architecture, photography ect. Here are some examples.

My Summer Holiday.

I know that this is probably a little late now but I just to show you the photos that I took while I was in London. I've been to London many times so it wasn't new to me. I love going to london in the summer because of the weather. The places that I've visited includes London eye, london sealife aquarium, big ben, buckingham palace, Kensington palace, westfield shopping centre and many more. These are a few of the photos that I have taken on my visit.

I hope you all like it. See you next time. ^_^