Wrap/ Unwrap: Investigate Through Making

We were given the task of investigating the key words; wrapping, binding, folding, layering, stretching, wrinkling, tearing, reveal and conceal, through making samples. I was very exciting about this task as it seemed very experimental and playful. I used a variety of materials including, paper, tissue, thread, fabric, cardboard, bin bag and foil to create my samples. Due to the limited monochrome materials, creating the samples themselves with a limited colour palette was difficult so I decided to then photocopy my samples in black and white and put those into my sketchbook. I created some interesting samples that I felt could be taken forwards into design ideas and also some that didn't work as well.

I then took some of the samples and recreated them in actual fabric. This didn't work out as well as I'd imagined it, so I decided to use textile techniques on materials I had used. I ended up knitting with bin bags which was a challenging process as the bin bag on small needles ended up being extremely tight, however it worked well and they ended up being two of my favourite samples.

I also decided to take forward a photo I had taken of my stretch bin bag sample to create a repeat pattern. I feel like this worked well, especially in the different colour ways, however this wouldn't work in terms of the 'limited colour palette' and I want to create a garment so for this to be useful I'd have to print it onto fabric.