Heat Setting Week 12 What is the technique? Heat setting requires thermoplastics fabrics which by definition refers to the quality of a fiber whose molecular structure breaks down and becomes fluid at a certain temperature, making it possible to reshape the fabric by pleating, moulding or crushing. The fabric is “fixed” on cooling and cannot be altered unless heated to… Read more →
Moodboard Words associated to Galaxy: solar system, stars, space, nebula, constellation, planets Colour scheme: dark blue, purple, gold, SPARKLES!!! Solar System Stars Nebula Constellation Space/Galaxy Planet Floor/Surface … Read more →
Bleaching and Laser Cut Week 10 What is the technique? Fabric Bleaching Fabric is one of the stages in the manufacture of textiles. All raw textile materials, when they are in natural form, are known as ‘greige’ material (pronounced grey-sh). This greige material will have its natural color, odor and impurities that are not suitable for clothing materials. Not only… Read more →
Etching Week 10 What is the technique? Fiber etching technique is commonly known as devore which uses Fiber Etch Fiber Remover. It is a gel which creates decorative effects by removing fiber. Fiber Etch removes plant fibers: cotton, linen, ramie, rayon and paper. It is also very effective on fabric blends (and most noticeable on blends containing at least 50% plant fibers).… Read more →
Thermochromic Ink Week 9 What is the technique? Thermochromic inks change color with exposure to heat. They can go from colorful to colorless, colorless to colorful, or change from one color to another very quickly. Although thermochromic inks were introduced in the 1970s, they are used extensively today. What are the relevant materials needed for the technique? Thermochromic ink powder Clear… Read more →
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 →
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 →
Fusing of Plastics Week 4 What is the technique? When layered, heated, and pressurized, plastic melt or fuse to each other or themselves creating a new type of durable, sewable fabric. What are the relevant materials needed for the technique? Iron Plastic (normal plastic bags, trash bags, bubble wrap, fruit wrap etc.) Baking paper Scissors How to achieve the technique? Layer… Read more →
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 →
