Prototyping¶
Modular Circular Fashion Prototypes¶
I made the fabrication files using illustrator, I used the rectangle tool In the first one to draw the stripes after adjusting the page size 1000mm*600mm the same size as the laser cutter bed copied and pasted to fully cover the page in the second one I used the pin tool to make lines and connect them together to make this shape and then copied and pasted it several times, try to nest them to save as much waste and machining time as possible
I started prototyping using laser cutting and try to weave, twist or Interlock them I kept trying new shapes and ways for the pieces to interlock, some were good and some were not, I know what materials to use for each application
I tried this shape in a large size I formed it using illustrator following these steps:
- drew a polygon shape
- copied and pastes then used the eraser tool to cut one of them in half
- copied and pasted 6 times then nested them on the polygons edges
- select all then used the combine tool to make the final shape
- add the line that will form the cuts
- make a group then copy and past to fill the page
Observation and Notes¶
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Some shapes were nice looking but the problem was with the way the pieces were interlocked they were very loose
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some were fine they were not loose they looked ok but still not perfect so I kept tying
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I found out how fragile is the Demin jeans fabric is, it kept breaking when ever I try to interlock it
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some covered a large area and is easy to use when it come to making a tapestry
Laser Settings¶
material: felt Demin Cotton Leather
power: 30 60 65 100
speed: 2 1 5 5
Digital Embroidery Prototypes¶
Hand Sewing Prototypes¶
Process¶
It was a bit hard to deal with different kinds of fabrics at once but very joyful to experience the textures and try to cut the best parts and turn unwanted pieces that was supposed to be thrown away into something nice, cutting and sewing by hand took a lot of time, I failed the first time because I used a very thin large piece to sew all the small pieces on so I had to cut again and use a thicker piece
Natural Dying Prototypes¶
Here I followed the steps we learned in week 4 I started with measuring the W.O.F, then scouring and Mordanting Alum was my mordanting agent, then I started with preparing the dye bath, I used red cabbage to dye cotton fabric I used 100% pure cotton and synthetic cotton, after preparing the dye bath I modified it using soda to get green and vinegar to get pink, the original color from red cabbage was blue
you can find natural dying in details in the BioChromes week
Result¶
Loom testing¶
I made a loom for the weaving part using the laser cutter, wood waste and some old fabrics to test it
Laser Settings¶
material: MDF
power: 100
speed: 2
Mentoring Notes¶
- you can make 3 different tapestries
- document everything about the workshop if you think it is important so anyone can replicate it
- Capture stories from the people
Half-Fabrication Files¶
First Prototyping Files
