Note to self: TRUST YOUR INSTINCT!
I accidentally bought the wrong type of polyester fabric for this week’s class :’) And I can’t blame anyone but myself BECAUSE I HAD A GUT FEELING THAT THE FABRIC THAT THE SALESPERSON WAS PUSHING FOR ME TO BUY WAS NOT THE RIGHT ONE BUT I WENT WITH IT ANYWAY. Why am I like this. But in any case, that’s a lesson learnt. TRUST YOUR GUTS. And your professor’s fabric samples.
Thermoplastic is a pretty interesting technique that relies on the quality of the fabric. It might not be as accessible due to the fact that you have to boil this in a pot (and not be able to use the pot anymore for food and that is something that my mother is not okay with :’)) but it does produce fabric with the most interesting texture and effect. Prof. Galina shared several techniques, each with their own unique result. The result of each batch of creation might differ slightly (since this depends on the placement of the object in the fabric and you can’t possibly 100% place it back at at the same place and have the fabric fold around the object in the exact same manner) but I think that is the beauty of this technique.