My notes on stitch including some
technics we talked about as well as introduction on the sewing machines and
heat press.
At first I looked at a number of
different technics that could be applied from carefully observing my drawings,
however I didn’t want to copy directly from my drawings I wanted to take key
elements and move them forward.
Their were a number of elements I could of looked at but I choose to look at
this idea of plastic being that most toys are plastic, and with plastic being
quite a modern concept when it come down to stitch. Another observation that I
tuck from my drawings was this idea of shape, with these in mind I began to
look at my options.
·
Fusing
shapes and fabrics together using plastics
·
Using
the heat press to sandwich something in the plastic
·
Melting
plastics
·
Carefully
cut out shapes, or found plastics to melt e.g. elastic bands
·
Using
fabrics like, pvc, bubble wrap, plastic bags
Here are some of my initial ideas:
After looking a bit more closely at my
designs I felt that my strongest samples came from the ones where I had melted
plastic bags together and heat pressed them between sheets of clear plastic.
From
this I developed my samples further by looking at shape and colour so that my
work was varied.
Again I looked at my drawing and shapes to come up with 4
pieces which I feel relate best and show off the strongest aspects of my work.
Here are some key factor to the sewing
machine and part of our induction to the stitch room:
I was inducted on a Bernina domestic
sewing machine:
Parts of the machine
Bobbin and case
Winding of the thread on bobbin and
inserting the bobbin
Thread the machine
Straight and zigzag stich
Here is my sample of straight, zigzag
stich, using different tension. Also my sample of free machine embroidery and
using a broken needle to create a texture.
Basic rules of using the heat press:
·
Consider
temperature generally 180 degrees
·
Consider
how long you want it under depending on the material, up to 1 min a time
·
Place
work between Teflon sheets
·
Work
shouldn’t be thicker than a £1 coin
·
Use
both handles when closing the heat press, to stop springs from snapping
·
Remember
it is hot so be careful when removing work.
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