I showed this lame melt-off piece on a previous post. I had no idea what I was going to do with it. When I opened it and looked at it I realized it could be a great 3D sculptural piece hanging on a wall. I found a perfect spot for it. I only needed 4 dressmaker pins to hold it on the wall.
This is the piece of sheer polyester I pleated on the pleating machine.
After I pleated it I boiled it in water for about 30 minutes to set the pleats.
In the background you see the fabric I started with.
I ironed this design on one side of the pleated fabric using one of the pieces of paper I had painted with disperse dyes.
I turned it over and ironed a different design on the other side.
After removing the threads I used to pleat this I have a piece of pleated and printed polyester that is now 8" x 32". It started out 8" x 72".
I can finish the edge with my serger.
This is a closeup of the piece. There is not as much design as I expected. I can see some great possibilities for this technique. This was a good learning experience creating this.
5 comments:
Wow, would it have given you more color if you ironed on the transfer dyes first and then pleated and boiled? Is that one of your "next" ideas?
Ah, a new use for that pleater I used for smocking for GD 27 years ago...Thanks so much for sharing this process, would never have thought of it. Shirley.
Diane,
I had not thought of that but it is an excellent idea.
Shirley,
I hope this may get many people to get out those pleaters and enjoy them again.
I have applications of pleating in mind that I've wanted to do, but do not know how to actually create the pleats. I like what you made but you skipped over the actual pleating work. Can you plz explain it to me? Is it using a special foot, or just ironing or what?
Thanks so much,
Kim Young
http://kmyoungster.blogspot.com/
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