Wednesday 18 July 2007

06 Edges


Photo 6.1. From top to bottom:
  • Strip of wadding with knots
  • Wadding where the edge has been teased out and twisted. The wadding has also been teased into holes
  • Wadding where edge has been formed using a soldering iron
  • Man-made felt with irregular fringe formed using a soldering iron.
  • Strip of netting with knots
  • Light weight Vilene strip with knotted loops
  • Light weight Vilene strip tied with smaller strips


Photo 6.2. From top to bottom:
  • Cotton cut into a fringe
  • Cotton cut into a fringe and then knotted
  • Cotton folded over, cut into fringe and then knotted
  • As above but fringe is then frayed afer knotting
  • Pattern cut into felt
  • Slits cut into man made felt and then stretched
  • As above, then sample was pressed with a very hot iron between sheets of baking parchment. This made the felt go smooth and shiny
  • Two strips of felt folded over each other and then pressed with a very hot iron


Photo 6.3. From top to bottom:
  • Light weight vilene strip, knotted.
  • Light weight vilene strip, knotted.
  • Man made felt strip with a fringe cut into it. The strip was knotted.
  • As above, then the strip was pressed with a very hot iron
  • Strip of cotton fabric frayed along both long edges and then knotted
  • Strip of cotton fabric frayed along both edges and then gathered by pulling on a central thread.
  • Cotton fabric frayed and then cut to shape
  • Short strips of vilene bound together with longer strips.



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