Ted and Debbie run workshops in Sussex and wanted to know how best to create shapes with Koloron, we talked about using wire to give shape to Koloron Art Fabric structures.
Modelling wire comes in many gauges and you can select that which best suits the project. Costumes requiring soft support as in the case of high standing collars and exaggerated lapels and pockets will not need the heavy gauges needed for lamp shades and other rigid structures.
The lighter gauges of wire can be trapped in a fold of Koloron and stuck or sewn in position whereas the heavy gauges are better taped and the Koloron sewn or glued securely. Mesh can also be useful, as can plastic hoops and ribs for some costumes like Chinese dragons that are almost freestanding. In all these cases the costume or structure is usually made in the 'white' and painted afterwards.
The lamp shade shown here was designed by Alison Couchman* and the choice of paints, opaque and transparent, was determined by the light shining through the Koloron fabric. The giant flower also by Alison, was created by bending modelling wire into petal shapes and sandwiching them between two pieces of glued Koloron.
The lighter gauges of wire can be trapped in a fold of Koloron and stuck or sewn in position whereas the heavy gauges are better taped and the Koloron sewn or glued securely. Mesh can also be useful, as can plastic hoops and ribs for some costumes like Chinese dragons that are almost freestanding. In all these cases the costume or structure is usually made in the 'white' and painted afterwards.
The lamp shade shown here was designed by Alison Couchman* and the choice of paints, opaque and transparent, was determined by the light shining through the Koloron fabric. The giant flower also by Alison, was created by bending modelling wire into petal shapes and sandwiching them between two pieces of glued Koloron.
There are so many ways of adding shape to your work and we have articles about fashion and garments on our main website, http://www.koloron.com/. Hope they help or you can ask questions here and we'll do our best to answer them with examples.
Ian
The Koloron Team
* Alison runs many workshops including some using Koloron Art Fabric.
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