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10. Textile Scaffold

Research

This week is about textile scaffolding, and it’s one of the weeks I’ve been most excited about. I had an idea that I wanted to execute even before joining the Textile Academy, which is why I’ve been looking forward to this week. It’s part of the "Chaos" concept, with the main focus being on body manipulation.

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References & Inspiration

I drew inspiration for this part of the "Chaos" collection from the well-known series The Witcher. The story I want to convey is about creating a representation of a woman's body with an asymmetrical chest. This is meant to highlight and emphasize the immense struggles women go through to appear "perfect" and satisfy societal expectations. However, the message is that women are beautiful in all their forms.

The story in The Witcher that inspired me revolves around a sorceress who sells part of herself to a demon in exchange for becoming beautiful and attractive.

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Process and workflow

MakeHuman

Initially, I created the body using MakeHuman and ensured that the size, shape, and design matched my vision. The most important adjustment I made was to the measurements and shape of the chest.

meshmixer

After that, I transferred the body I created in MakeHuman to Meshmixer. I started by cutting and removing the parts I didn’t need. Then, I sculpted the desired shape of the chest using the sculpting tool within the program. I also emphasized certain features such as the abdomen, chest, and nipple.

rhino3d

Here, I used the Rhino application to prepare the body for cutting on the CNC machine. First, I scaled the model to correct the dimensions. Then, I split the piece into two halves because the CNC machine couldn’t accommodate the full height of 11 cm. The two parts ended up with heights of 53.2 mm and 56.9 mm, respectively. After that, I hollowed out the interior of the model, making it ready for the cutting process.

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The first step

The first step

Initially, I cut wood with a thickness of 3 cm into four blocks, each measuring 22 cm in width and 55 cm in length, using the CNC machine. I then glued every two blocks together with adhesive to achieve the required height for the piece. After that, I waited a full day to ensure the glue had set properly.

The second step

involved placing the prepared wooden blocks on the CNC machine to cut the shape. Once cut, the piece became two separate parts. I then glued the two parts together again and waited for two days to ensure a strong bond and proper adhesion.

Ingredients & Recipes

Also, this week we created crystallization using salt and aluminum. I drew inspiration for this from the "Chaos" collection and specifically focused on the color red.

The first experiment

In the first experiment, I used aluminum, where I added red food coloring to achieve the desired effect.

=== "ingredients"

    * 602 gr water 
    * 188 gr alum

the second step

I mixed the ingredients until they completely dissolved in the water. Then, I placed the mixture in a jar and submerged the fabric in it, leaving it for two to three days. It began to show amazing results.

In the second experiment with aluminum, I made a wooden loom using nails and formed the threads on it, inspired by my "Chaos" collection. Then, I placed the solution in a spray bottle and began spraying the threads for three days to achieve the final shape.

The final result

of the solution using aluminum gave me a unique texture and pattern on the threads. The aluminum reacted with the fabric, creating a distinct crystallized effect that captured the chaos concept beautifully. The threads held the shape well, and the effect was both delicate and bold, adding a striking dimension to the fabric.

the second experiment

In the second experiment with salt, I followed the same steps as with aluminum but used a larger amount of salt instead, without adding food coloring. I left it in its original color, allowing the natural texture of the salt to interact with the fabric, creating a different but equally interesting crystallized effect.

* 700 gr water 
* 400 gr salt