FMP Sample toiling

One thing that I found when looking through my nan’s objects and furniture was not so much the shape but the detailing. Most of the detailing is on plain coloured objects as most of her furniture and wallpaper is covered in flowers. Having the detailing on plained coloured objects helps for the detailing to stand out against patterns behind. However, I didn’t just look at the detailing on her furniture, I wanted to also look at some of her clothing and what she wears in her old age because the furniture that you see from her flat are from when she was young and first moved in. I first looked at my nan’s nappies to show her old age and the time that she has been living in her flat. I saw on the edge of the nappies it gathers using elastic, creating a replica using calico and polyester satin which is one of the fabrics that I am most interested in using for my final garment. I really like the effect of the polyester satin because it looks more elegant and because its a light fabric which, is easy to gather. I didn’t like the calico as much, as it didn’t look as delicate but more structured, whereas when you look at the side of my nan’s nappy it looks delicate and soft. I also had to problem solve how I was going to make it stretch to create the gathers, having to stretch it and then pin it down. I then went onto develop this idea by creating a repetition of the ruffles constantly on lines, first doing straight lines across and then doing different angles to create different sizing and to also see what shape it would create. I really like it at different angles because it makes it interesting and something different to the original nappy.