Projects: Glove projects!
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labricoleuseMy 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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Date: 2008-02-04 07:42 pm (UTC)Super narrow rick rack can actually be kind of handy in a pinch if you can't find a narrow braid.
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Date: 2008-02-04 09:59 pm (UTC)My imagination is a scary place.