For my first object I used a baseball sphere pattern and wanted to see how angular I could make it with darting and play around with changing the shape a lot. I used this one mainly as a way to figure out where to start and get a basic grasp of manipulating it via sewing. …
For this project, I was really excited to begin playing around with different patterns and figuring out cool ways to manipulate them. I’ve never really gathered material before so I was excited to see the different ways I could create forms by doing so. For my first form, I wanted to play around with human …
My first sown form for this project was this X that I had made. When I saw the furry fabric it immediately reminded me of a blanket that I have and I was attracted to it. For that reason, I decided to take the fabric and create a unique shape with it that I think …
I really enjoyed this project because it gave me another opportunity to let materials and process drive the design of my objects. All three of my objects had very little pre-planning. I had a couple of manipulations and shapes I wanted to try, but I had no idea how I was going to fit it …
This project, overall, was a lot of fun and a good learning experience in manipulating patterns – something which I don’t have a lot of experience with. Although I have been sewing for a while, I haven’t made / manipulated patterns until recently and so being able to explore and reinforce those skills was very …
Thoughts: Overall, I am happy with how my forms turned out for my first time sewing. At first, I was frustrated because I had cut and drawn out a sphere on a piece of fabric but because I had sewn it incorrectly, the piece became a sort of starfish looking shape. Through this experience I …
When approaching this project, I knew that I wanted to experiment with some of the manipulations Olivia showed us in class, such as enlarging patterns and adding in holes. I wanted to create colorful, fun, playful, and huggable objects, like stuffed toys of some sort, so I chose to stick with the bright, solid-colored fleece …
Process: For my first time using a sewing machine, I was pleasantly surprised by how my forms came out! It took me several hours at first to figure out how sew a sphere, but starting from such an amateur level left a lot of room for improvement. I did end up getting frustrated with my …
Process, Discoveries, Successes, and Challenges I was quite intrigued by the cylinder through the cube that Olivia showed in class and I really wanted to include the hole through a primary shape idea in one of my push/pull objects. Also, after finishing my first stuffed object with the hanging cube, I wanted to extend the hanging idea …
For this assignment, I wanted to start off with a basic shape, just so I would get the feel of working with the materials. I decided to make a triangular pyramid. For my next shape, I wanted to do something a little more unusual. I created a long pipe and then added a swirl to …