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La Bricoleuse ([personal profile] labricoleuse) wrote2008-01-31 04:46 pm

Projects: Glove projects!

My students turned in their glove projects today for our first unit in Decorative Arts, and i'd like to share some of the results with you guys!


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simple glove projects


Clockwise from top left: White ladies outseamed gloves with red machine-embroidered detail by Jacki Blakeney Armit. Cream and grey ladies outseamed gloves with ornamental stitchwork by Amanda Phillips. Grey ladies outseamed gloves with contrast stitching by Amy A. Page. White ladies outseamed gloves with applied rickrack trim by B. Daniel Weger. Navy mens inseamed gloves by Randy Handley.

The simple projects involved making a straightforward pair of gloves from an extant pattern, with slight alterations for fit purposes. Some students chose to embellish them but it was not required.

The complex projects required the students to take the basic form of a glove and add an extra element of challenge to its construction--unusual materials, embellishments, alterations of form, etc.


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two complex glove projects


Left: Black inseamed deerhide ladies fighting gauntlets with removable washable linings by Jacki Blakeney Armit.
Right: Cream inseamed elkhide mens cavalry gauntlets with leaf decoration, replica of those worn by General Robert E. Lee, by B. Daniel Weger.

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two more complex glove projects


Top: Black fitted elbow-length ladies evening gloves with jeweled white crepe "yo-yo" inserts by Amy A. Page.
Bottom: 1940s-inspired black fitted ladies evening gloves beaded lace inserts and swirl embroidery detail by Randy Handley.

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complex glove project


This final pair are fitted inseamed ladies gloves dyed to match the wearer's skintone, embellished with mendhi design effects (created using a dye paste application process). These gloves were made by Amanda Phillips.

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fighting gauntlet pattern


The above pattern, by Jacki Blakeney Armit, i wanted to share an image of; it's drastically different than the standard "dress glove" pattern, with seams moving around the hand to minimize seam allowance bulk in the palm and grip of the hand. Jacki is a fight choreographer and uses these types of gloves in weapons fighting, so a comfortable grip is of paramount importance.

I'm so proud of my students, they've all done such lovely work! Hope you have enjoyed seeing the fruits of their labor.

[identity profile] labricoleuse.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
He rickwreaks?

Yes. It is his havocation. :D

And yes, i think once the director of our program made an offhand comment about rickrack being vile. She might have made mention of community theatre productions of Oklahoma! or perhaps even Paint Your Wagon chorus attire. So, i believe it's become a rickrunning joke.

Since the puns are as vile as the costumes i'm describing, i'll deploy the asshead icon.

[identity profile] copperbadge.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
It is his havocation.

*dies laughing*

I bow to a fellow punster.

How Oklahomely it all is.

[identity profile] labricoleuse.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
How Oklahomely it all is.

Where the wind comes sweepin' down the homely plain.

Ah, if dramaturgy and costuming don't work out, we could work up a vaudeville comedy act, i suppose. :D

[identity profile] copperbadge.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. :D

(MUSICAL UPSHIFT!)

I can tap dance, if you can sing...