Volunteered to help out the capitol theatre in the costumes for the upcoming opera that opens March 8! So far I have cut out many tiny leaves of various fabrics, and assembled a few simple tunics that had to be sent off to be dyed. It is called Khaos, and is entirely produced by local staff and talent (something I learned was very rare).
Extra projects resulted in the recent week break off school- I made these interesting apron/pant garments, in the process of finishing some imitation corsets, a small backpack bag, and sewing another cosplay. And of course, as always, a ton of reading to do. Nice mix of earth spirituality, sewing/textiles, and gender. Still haven't finished some books... should really do that before I go back to school in September.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
the end of the month
And the end of felting- I made a small rug [one side has a spiral (orange, green background) other side is a mix of purples, blues, and reds] and a larger one that is as long as a bed (and about as wide if the bed is a single) that is a mix of dark green/brown for a background with symbols of bright orange over top. And it has 13 orange tassels made of jute on each end. It is very warm, even when just lying on top.
We are in the process of preparing for our final felt crit on March 13, where we will present our final project: yardage. A lot of thin felt, sometimes using a secondary structure such as lace or mesh to support the wool. I am planning on making a cloak out of a couple of pieces I made, still pondering that one.
Thursday we begin the first part of surface design, that won't be finished until next year- and next year will be amazing, I am sure of it. For one thing, I will have a full course load, and there will be no chance of repeat courses like drawing and design to have to try and get out of. There is only about 6 weeks of school left! Amazing how the time goes once December is over.
What else...weaving has been slowly explaining itself to me, though I'm still not impressed very much by the whole process/result. I think I will have to do a 3D weaving project for my final piece, just to try and find a way to put my own interests into it so that I have more drive to do the course work. Going to try the first project though, two scarves- I have my warp threads all wound into a chain, got to wait for a loom to be free to put it on... if I can remember all the steps in doing that! We will see what happens.
We are in the process of preparing for our final felt crit on March 13, where we will present our final project: yardage. A lot of thin felt, sometimes using a secondary structure such as lace or mesh to support the wool. I am planning on making a cloak out of a couple of pieces I made, still pondering that one.
Thursday we begin the first part of surface design, that won't be finished until next year- and next year will be amazing, I am sure of it. For one thing, I will have a full course load, and there will be no chance of repeat courses like drawing and design to have to try and get out of. There is only about 6 weeks of school left! Amazing how the time goes once December is over.
What else...weaving has been slowly explaining itself to me, though I'm still not impressed very much by the whole process/result. I think I will have to do a 3D weaving project for my final piece, just to try and find a way to put my own interests into it so that I have more drive to do the course work. Going to try the first project though, two scarves- I have my warp threads all wound into a chain, got to wait for a loom to be free to put it on... if I can remember all the steps in doing that! We will see what happens.
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