Deconstruction/ Reconstruction introduction: Week 1

The aim was to recycle old clothes however clothes which specifically had a Fabrucation such as sequins, clothes with clever seams, pockets, work wear, sportswear, granny, prints, knitwear, denim & tailored suits. Clothes in which I was able to get my hands on were then placed on a mannequin/ tailors dummy however not the way original item of clothing was meant to be worn, as I am a textiles based person my aim was to manipulate textures using what I had, simply placing the garments in different forms on the mannequin proved a battle as I couldn't quite manipulate texture in that way.

 In turn I began to cut along the seams of the items of clothing I had brought in giving me a smaller scale to work with and a starting point into the project.

 

As my main focus within this project is the Textile element, using different techniques in order to manipulate and form a variety of textures on fabrics deconstructed from in wanted garments was interesting. Below shows me using a scalpel to create a laddering effect by stretching the fabric whilst slashing it with the scalpel I create large holes leading on to the laddered element.

This technique proved effective however only whilst being stretched the full effect was visible I also played around with the underskirt if an old dress and incorporated denim from an old pair of jeans which I freyed using a scalpel and scissors also vigorously ringing and pulling helped in the process of distressing the denim.