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labricoleuseI don't teach this class, but i like to share photos from their projects anyhow.
The students in this class learn about historical construction techniques. They do their projects full-scale from research images (which you can see pinned to the forms here), but only half the garment. They will try to reproduce the garments as accurately as possible--"accuracy" in this case meaning visually, not using historical methods like "only handsewing allowed" or something. For example, the gown on the left, made by 2nd year Amy A. Page, has screenprinted fleur-de-lis on it; the gown on the right, made by 3rd year Jacki Blakeney Armit, has appliqued floral motifs. Both research images show these large repeating patterns.
Lirapipe hood and left half by B. Daniel Weger
Right half by Amanda Phillips
I've also got one documented project of aging for our second stage show, In the Continuum, opening tonight. A length of brand-new cloth needed to be worn and aged--it's worn as a wrap by an elderly man character, and the designer wanted this piece of cloth to look well-cared-for (i.e., not ragged or holey or gross) but definitely old.
Before: note how bright the light areas are, and how dark the indigo and yellow printing is.
After: the bright areas are knocked down and varied, and the indigo/yellow are no longer so stark.
I started by dipping this in a low-concentrate grey dyebath, to kill the bright yellow and white. Then i misted the entire thing haphazardly in orangey-browns and greens in varying levels of brightness--i always use complementary and related colors in highlight/lowlight applications for aging, rather than blacks/greys/whites. I feel that it results in a more natural look, whereas the blacks/greys/whites often result in a stark, "stagey" look (which, can be desirable in some situations, but not this one).
Also, TOTALLY unrelated but so cool i have to share it:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bearhedded posted a link to the USITT costume e-group for this fascinating video on how dress forms are made! Great info in case you find yourself with a dress form that needs repairing or refurbishment, or just wonder what's inside of them...
My millinery students present their first hat project tomorrow, so i'm hoping to have some cool pictures to share of their buckram forms soon thereafter.
The students in this class learn about historical construction techniques. They do their projects full-scale from research images (which you can see pinned to the forms here), but only half the garment. They will try to reproduce the garments as accurately as possible--"accuracy" in this case meaning visually, not using historical methods like "only handsewing allowed" or something. For example, the gown on the left, made by 2nd year Amy A. Page, has screenprinted fleur-de-lis on it; the gown on the right, made by 3rd year Jacki Blakeney Armit, has appliqued floral motifs. Both research images show these large repeating patterns.
Lirapipe hood and left half by B. Daniel Weger
Right half by Amanda Phillips
I've also got one documented project of aging for our second stage show, In the Continuum, opening tonight. A length of brand-new cloth needed to be worn and aged--it's worn as a wrap by an elderly man character, and the designer wanted this piece of cloth to look well-cared-for (i.e., not ragged or holey or gross) but definitely old.
Before: note how bright the light areas are, and how dark the indigo and yellow printing is.
After: the bright areas are knocked down and varied, and the indigo/yellow are no longer so stark.
I started by dipping this in a low-concentrate grey dyebath, to kill the bright yellow and white. Then i misted the entire thing haphazardly in orangey-browns and greens in varying levels of brightness--i always use complementary and related colors in highlight/lowlight applications for aging, rather than blacks/greys/whites. I feel that it results in a more natural look, whereas the blacks/greys/whites often result in a stark, "stagey" look (which, can be desirable in some situations, but not this one).
Also, TOTALLY unrelated but so cool i have to share it:
bearhedded posted a link to the USITT costume e-group for this fascinating video on how dress forms are made! Great info in case you find yourself with a dress form that needs repairing or refurbishment, or just wonder what's inside of them...My millinery students present their first hat project tomorrow, so i'm hoping to have some cool pictures to share of their buckram forms soon thereafter.
