Independent Project – Page 4 – 62-150A: Introduction to Textile Media

Independent Project Ideas – Rachel

1. Story Quilt of my life? of my time in college?

Throughout my life, I have collected part of places I have been to, whether in postcard form or a museum ticket, and I hang them up on my wall. What if I used that spirit and turned it into a story quilt of my life?

I am graduating in spring! So maybe it would be nice to make a quilt that will remind me of my five years here at CMU.

Wall collecting parts of the past 2 years

2. Shibori Indigo Dyed or Embroidered Kimono

I enjoyed the indigo dye workshop we did, and want to try it at home. I would indigo dye cloth to sew together into a kimono. Or maybe an embroidered kimono?

3. More quilts made from recycled materials

A continuation of my quilt from the Encoded Cloth project, I would make another quilt from more recycled materials that I find

Final Project Brainstorm- Marissa

My three sketches are still very loose and undefined, but the gaps in design will be filled with meaningful symbols that connect me to my Mexican heritage. This course has given me the unique opportunity to explore chemistry through textiles, so I also want to turn this into a research project that allows me to test technical and cultural hypotheses. I am still unsure of the scale of this project, but I’m entertaining the idea of creating a single larger piece such as a quilt/poncho as well as creating a series of smaller wall-hanging pieces.

Final Project Ideas – Elle

Use the pattern that I am making to make a pair of stays from the time period that I am focusing on in the print?
A mourning dress for everything that I am mourning
Fabric that has been trannsformed so it is no longer fabric but then used like fabric?

Final Project

The first sketch is an indigo dyed quilt to mimic Adire cloth

The second sketch is an indigo dyed dress with a traditional Yoruba style of dress.

The last sketch is a set of scarves/cloths, that will be dyed and embroidered to represent the meaning of my sisters and my names.

three ideas – maddie

quilt where the squares are the covers for some of my favorite albums by layering different fabrics and embroidering
make stuffed animals of my friends’ favorite animals to give to them
make an ao dai inspired, oversized tunic

3 Ideas for Independent Project – Kimberly

I’ve been wanting to try an make/alter my own clothing for my final project.

Flipping a bunch of clothes I find while thrifting – turning into a new piece, resizing, making a set, etc
Crochet a top or knit a sweater
Sew a bucket hat or two

Three Ideas for Final Project – Annie

I want my final project to be embroidering a jean jacket, since I’ve really enjoyed embroidering and want to see what else I can do with it.

Idea 1: traditional Chinese symbolism/mythology (similar to encoded cloth)

Idea 2: exploring childhood, or specifically, studio ghibli since it had a large impact on me

Idea 3: some other design that I can throw LED/other electronics in, with hidden sensors that do interesting things when poked (eg. moon and fish light up when it gets dark, glowing flowers, space whale)