“For the catwalk 6 outfits are required, therefore to even be considered for this you would need to present at least one resolved outfit or 3 finished prototypes at this semesters assessment.”
Last semester I didn’t have any final/resolved pieces so I have to crack down. I can’t keep ‘going’ this semester.
This week I’ve started to move the knit constructions onto the body. So far it’s just the basic ‘square’ knit I’ve used. My first experiment was with calico. As a material I didn’t think I could use it because it wasn’t holding its shape at all and it was fraying.
Instead I tried a thin foam sheet that I had in the cupboard. Cutting the pattern was much easier and it held it’s shape well.
I decided to do this in a larger scale and repeated the rows on a larger sheet of foam. I used it because it would be similar to neoprene. When I placed the structure on the body it was quite rigid and didn’t quite mold to the body as easily I thought it would. After being really excited by the prospects of the foam/neoprene I realised A LOT more thought would needed to be given to
a/material &
b/construction
The thickness of the foam was around .4mm, and this was enough to add another element to the structure I hadn’t considered. The rows were interlocking but they also didn’t ‘fit’ the way I had designed it on illustrator. I was designing for a flat 2d surface (paper/fabric), and even though this was .4mm, it was enough to effect the behavior of the structure. Neoprene is still something that I will continue to use, however it won’t be the only material I will use.
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