Finished piece

I folded the piece and stitched up one side to create volume and heights, I sewed in poppers on the other and at the front to allow the garment to be fitted over the models head.

Making my piece

I started by cutting my piece from wadding after first, using paper, creating the right shape on a mannequin.

I then top stitched my pattern onto my fabric and joined the pieces so that it essentially became like a cushion cover!

Chosen shape

I chose to use this shape for my final piece as I was able to imagine an interesting neck piece by only using the right section. The angle allowed my piece to be asymmetrical but with a definite form. My sewing ability meant that natural creases and gathering occurred which gives the piece volume and a 3D appearance.

Mannequin

To get my shapes I used the jigsaw pieces themselves on the mannequin. By bending and contorting them I was able to make interesting silhouettes while still keeping the jigsaw form.

Rope piece

I focused on capturing the curving lines of the plaited rope for these drawings. I pulled and twisted the plaits to make new images to work with.

'Join the dots'

Once I had experimented with many sections of these lines I pinned each image to my wall. I then noticed that when staggered they created a new pattern that , to me, is much more interesting!

Line Drawing: Graphic Piece

I started by looking at the 'join the dots piece' as linear patterns have always caught my eye. Using a paper viewfinder I isolated sections and worked with these individual images first.

3D Sculpture

For my 3D piece I was asked to use any materials to create a sculpture in reference to my mood board. As I was looking closely at physical connections such as hands interlocking and lips touching as shown in the picture above, I represented this with 4 jigsaw pieces. I wanted the pieces to be soft and flexible so I cut the shapes from wadding and covered each with fabric like cushion covers. I would have liked to move away from material while I had the chance but by doing this I can now experiment with using the actual pieces themselves on the body.


I then took aspects from my mood board to link in the different representations of connection.

Piece one: White leatherette with black top stitching in a 'join the dots' graphic pattern
Piece two: White leatherette and plaited rope to represent entwining and connecting
Piece three and four: I kept these plain so that the emphasis is on the connection of the protruding shapes themselves and not the pattern.