Welcome! Our first day in class together!
Contents
Welcome & A Warm-Up
- Welcome
- Warm-up led by Lea & Sophia (maybe)
- Reminder: Sign-up here for 2 times to co-lead a warm-up activity (if you haven’t already)
Sewing Machines
- Introduction to Sewing Machines!
- Setting up the Brother sewing machines
- Brother Set-Up Slideshow
- Getting to know the Brother excellent video by Natalia Pinchuk
- Great Step by Step guide for the Brother by Spoonflower
- First samples (helpful reference video):
- Understanding tension
- Concentric Squares
- Concentric Circles
- Second samples:
- Straight seam
- Test out the different settings on the machine to make a Letter
Sewing Machine Manuals
Helpful Beginner Videos
- Understanding Your Sewing Machine (Brother)
- Sewing Machine Samples (very first set)
- Sewing a small bag (helpful reference video)
- Sewing a small heart (helpful reference video)
- above videos by Natalya Pinchuk
- How to Use a Seam Ripper
House Keeping
- Warm-up for next class is led by: Lea & Sophia
Homework
The following are due by the beginning of class, Wednesday, Feb. 2:
- Finish your sphere. Bring it to class with you on Wednesday.
- Find an example of a new inflatable or soft sculptural form on the internet or a book/magazine that you find engaging. (something we have not seen in class yet).
- Upload your findings in a post and categorize it under “In the World”.
- Include a few sentences describing what you find most interesting about your found inflatable and how it might pertain to the work we are doing in class.
- Include a few photos of the work.
- Include a link to where you found your inflatable, if found online.