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Week 7: Knitting
Knitting Week 7 What is the technique? Knitting Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn is used to create a cloth. Knitted fabric consists of a number of consists for number of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a… Read more →
Week 6: Fabric Manipulation
Fabric Manipulation & Stitching with Elastics Week 6 What is the technique? Fabric manipulation The technique we learnt for fabric manipulation was called smocking which is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Smocking developed in England and has been practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by laborers. Other major embroidery styles are… Read more →
Week 5: Felting and Appliqué
Felting and Appliqué Week 5 What is the technique? Felt is a non-woven textile that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibres together. Felt can be made of natural fibres such as wool or synthetics fibres such as acrylic. While some types of felts are very soft, some are touch enough to form construction materials. Wet felting Felt is made… Read more →
Week 4: Fabric of Thread
Fabric of Thread Week 4 What is the technique? From improved appliqué to the creation of entirely new fabrics and embellishments, there’s hardly a decorative sewing process that hasn’t benefited from the explosion of new stabilizers recently ignited by the popularity of machine embroidery. Designed to support, or even replace, fabric under the stress of dense and multi-directional machine stitching, stabilizers can be applied in many ways,… Read more →