‘Piecing’ – a method of cutting and seaming
Paper Method
Starting with black and white strips of paper glued together side by side – then cut and re-arranged several times to create new patterns:-
5 stages:-
Diagonal strips cut from Stage 2 and glued to paper then Stage 2 pattern cut horizontally and re-arranged and then stage 3 pattern cut diagonally and the pieces swapped around:-
Stage 3 pattern cut horizontally, strips re-arranged in the Fibonacci series, then glued together vertically:- looks like it’s curving around to the left…
Fabric Method
Like the paper samples with strips of black and white fabric seamed together but larger pieces – 30 ins X 6ins.
Marked into 3 sections 1:2:3 – in the Fibonacci series and the 1 section cut off and retained.
3 diagonal cuts made in the remainder of the sample and then re-arranged and seamed.
3 more cuts made then one piece retained.
The rest of the sample was repeatedly re-seamed and cut.
- Seams placed outwards
- Some seams sewn with other seams open and some with them closed
- Some cuts diagonal – some horizontal and some vertical.
The jeans foot was used to help sewing over the thick seams and finally the 2 retained portions were sewn back on the sample to show the gradation from the original stage through the partially re-pieced stage to the final really ‘seamy’ part. The seams were then fluffed up a bit with a wire brush.
And finally me working at this module!
2 comments:
Hi Viv
You beat me to it. I haven't plucked up the courage to do the "challenge" yet. Yours looks fascinating.
Sheila
Hi Viv, I've only just discovered your blog. What super work! I like how you have been organised enough to do an evaluation of each chapter. In module 1, I left it till the end of the module then had such trouble working it all out. Much easier to do it your way.
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