Day 7: (Tue Feb 6, Week 4) Winches and Rigging

Notes for 2024-02-06.

New Assignments

New assignment, due in-class Thursday: sketch out a plan for simple fabric suspension structure formed from two or more panels stitched together. Bring your sketch to class as a work plan. Please keep it small, this is a test sample.

Before Thursday, please watch the first three videos from Singer 44S Heavy Duty Sewing Machine, especially if you have never used a Singer sewing machine before.

Agenda

  1. brief performance report

  2. Intro to Winches and Rigging

  3. capstan winch demo

  4. in-class activity: four-hand soft marionette

    • divide into pairs

    • choose a piece of fabric

    • cut four pieces of line and tie or safety-pin to fabric

    • experiment with different attachment points: edges, corners, middle, leaving fabric loose

    • experiment with different movements: slow, fast, rhythmic, coordinated, asynchronous

    • develop and practice a brief four-handed performance including a beginning, middle, and end