Extraction, Contraction and Composition – Lexi and Nate

In this we piece we aimed to put the two pieces in contrasting motion . The fabric structures we made are somewhat visually similar, but are constructed differently…

Expansion, Contraction, and Composition – Martha & Tim

For this assignment, we decided that giving structure to our shape would better express the natural textures of our fabric – Tim created a conical shape and Martha…

Assignment 4 – Expansion, Contraction and Composition – Matt, Stephanie

In terms of the performance of the cloths, we became very focused on creating shared fluid motion, where each cloth moved together producing a greater whole. We tried…

Expansion, Contraction, and Composition with Shibori Dying – Anna & Judy

Our exposure to resist dying opened our eyes to some surprising techniques for manipulating cloth. We both admired the way silk organza in particular will easily retain the…

Expansion, Contraction, and Composition – Jules and Catherine

The introduction of colored and morphed fabric allowed for a different way to communicate or tell a story using the fabric. While looking at our fabric we noticed…

Cording and Boning – Stephanie

The original intended effect was to use tension in the fabric to bring the cords together and opens up when the tension is released. I had many challenges…

Cording and Boning

Magic Curtain This one got kind of abstract – I cut out a large curtain of muslin and sewed wide channels in diagonals across one side. The idea…

Assignment 3: Sarika Bajaj

When initially brainstorming for this project, I was inspired by the bright blue fur fabric stored in the scrap bin and wished to make a blue fuzzy monster….

Cording and Boning – Jean

In this assignment, I am trying to explore the possiblities that can be achieved with cording and boning. This time, I am trying to make a cylinder twist…

Cords, Channels and Boning – Tim