Saturday, March 26, 2011

Fabric Manipulation

Quilting:
Quilting is a sewing method done to join two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material

Marni Pre-Fall 2010
Marni...Pre Fall 2010


Origami
Origami is the traditional art of folding paper. The goal is to create a representation of an object without gluing or cutting the paper

Alexandra Verschueren has a fashion inspired by paper
Jum Nakao makes incredible paper dresses with inticate cut outs, shaping and folding.

Pleats
A pleat is a type of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place. It is commonly used in fabric and upholstery to gather a wide piece of fabric into a narrow circumference.
There are many different types of pleats here are some examples of a few.
1.Accordion 
2.Box Pleats
3. Organ Pleats
4. Cartridge pleat
5. Fluted Pleats
6.Fortuny pleats
7. Honeycomb pleats 
8. Knife pleats 
9.Watteau Pleats
10.Plisse Pleats





11.Rolled Pleats



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