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Im Textiltechnikum Mönchengladbach trifft Nostalgie auf Technik – und diese filigranen Nadeln gucken mich an, als würden sie gleich losnähen. Wer braucht schon Hightech, wenn Oldschool-Maschinen SO cool aussehen?
some stuff that's probably going to live on top of the card catalog now: a few patternmaking/draping/sewing books, knitting needles and crochet hooks (that live in barfware ceramic jars i made myself), the wooden head, domo, and some other stuff that seemed like it belonged there.
Close-up of my Woven Triangles Tessellation III, the symmetric layout with molecules of two different chiralities.
This is the final pattern I drafted for Daenerys's leggings. I drafted the original sloper (shown earlier in my photostream) following the directions on Stuart Anderson's Pattern School website, adapting them from human scale to Iplehouse SID scale (1:2.8). That gave me the basic pants shape from which I made a prototype, tailored the prototype, and then iteratively adjusted the pattern.
Pattern PDF and more explanation here: www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?585428-Pattern-...
We got snowed in the other day, so I had some time to start new projects.
I hope it's not one of those unfinished projects I have laying around.
This is the leggings sloper (block) I made following the directions on Stuart Anderson's Pattern School website, adapting them from human scale to Iplehouse SID scale (1:2.8)
Pattern PDF and more explanation here: www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?585428-Pattern-...
A big Christmas Eve tidy up - well overdue. My Ikea Trestle table, when raised to its full height, is the perfect height for patternmaking. A craft book stash is under the table.
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I am learning how to make patterns for my dolls! It is very exciting!
Revolutionary cake ( Den of Angels profile here: www.denofangels.com/forums/member.php?53792-revolutionary... ) has been kind enough to provide a very amazing step-by-step tutorial ( www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?407695-Patternm...! ) for bodice and skirt blocks/slopers, which are the building blocks for creating custom patterns for your dolls. I believe that she is still working on adding sleeves and pants to the tutorial, but I may be mistaken. A thread of bjd measurements has been added here: www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?411703-Pattern-...
BE WARNED!
The slopers that you create are extremely form-fitting. They are meant to be a BASIS for creating patterns off of, not the final product.
You can see my first efforts here. I have used paper towel (or kitchen paper as I have also seen it referred to) and scotch tape (clear tape). The reason that I have used paper towel is that it is cheap, has good body, and most importantly, it DOESN'T REQUIRE SEWING FOR FITTING! This means that it can be cut and fitted very quickly and accurately, making the whole process that much more streamlined.
Using scotch tape allows me to simply tear up the taped seam to remove or reposition the block. It also allows me to tighten/loosen the block easily and shape it with no guesswork (that you need when sewing the fabric block).
To transfer the drawn pattern to my paper towel, I simply folded the paper towel in half, aligned it underneath my pattern drawing along the front centerline, and used a pin to poke holes through the drawing into the paper towel. This transferred them really well! I then just 'connected the dots', cut it out along the lines, and taped it together. I did the same thing for the back. When I was done taping the whole thing together (to make sure everything was aligned properly), I just cut up the middle back line, put it on Ellen, and taped it up using scotch tape! Easy peasy!
I primarily flared the ankle for the style of it, but it also solves the problem of getting the pants over the doll's feet without breaking the ankle hem stitches. If brought the pants down to just over the ankle, like pencil jeans, I would have had to either zig-zag stitch the hems, or zipper the side seams.
November 2005
In 2005, after a very rewarding US West Coast teaching tour debuting our workshop, "The Cutting Edge," we were asked by Joan Clipp at PolymerCAFE magazine to contribute a how-to article featuring our new techniques. At the time, we weren't sure how we could. Using a Peeler as a new tool for polymer clay, "The Cutting Edge" workshop was an entire weekend suite of techniques. Day 1 featured a number of methods for revealing graphic patterns in clay slabs: Holes, Lines, Inserts, Texture Without Texture, and Peeler Mokume were some of the techniques that made up what we would later refer to as "Polymerology." On Day 2, we debuted "Matrix Canes," taking simple striped canes and turning them sideways. It was, quite literally, a different approach to peeling (and canework), but an equally open-ended patternmaking system. We were excited at the time to share all this new stuff, but because it was a challenge to fit everything into a 2-day workshop, we couldn't imagine how we might fit even half of it into a few pages in a magazine. What we decided to do instead was isolate just one of our new Peeler possibilities, and feature it in the article. We zeroed in and debuted "The Cutting Edge" in print by focusing in on one of its most accessible and fundamental techniques: Lines.
Knowing that there was a chance this could be the cover story for PolymerCAFE, I decided to do my best to create a piece that would be worthy of a cover photo, and then use it as a departure point for the tutorial. My experience has been that every new technique plays coy at first, never revealing itself to you completely. You think you're done, but then a little something new and unexpected will surface, coaxing you in to investigate even further. What follows is a back-and-forth: question, answer, new question, new answer. A series of tipping points will occur until it becomes apparent that the thing you first thought was a small tangent of something else is actually an independent thing of its own. This was the case with Lines. In the midst of so many Peeler options, I hadn't gone very far with this one part of my Cutting Edge repertoire. I wasn't sure I could pull it off. But this necessary focus was a perfect opportunity to discover its potential, and once I challenged myself to make a multi-beaded necklace featuring only Lines, I realized how versatile it was.
Sometimes, deliberately limiting your options can give you the freedom to explore a narrower range more deeply. In the end, I designed and built 27 slabs, for 27 beads, in 27 different colours, each with a unique Lines pattern.
Our friend Lisa, a photographer and graphic designer, took this shot. We spent the afternoon at her house, dining room as studio, hanging out and taking notes during the shoot. Our son was the one-year-old photographer's assistant that day.
photo by Lisa Salazar, CGD
Singapore Suntec Fountain of Wealth
It had been on my mind to head to the fountain of wealth at suntec after its make over. It was a challenge to compose the 4 tower with the fountain even with a 14-24 lens. The water spraying out from the fountain adds to the challenge of getting a good shot.
Luckily for me , i manage to get a few good clean shot without any "human" in the composition.
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The Fountain of Wealth (Chinese: 财富之泉) is listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world.[1] It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City.
During certain periods of the day, the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around a mini fountain at the centre of the fountain's base to collect coins for good luck. At night, the fountain is the setting for laser performances, as well as live song and laser message dedications between 8pm to 9pm daily.[2] It is situated in such a way the fountain is the hub of the shopping mall.
History
The Fountain of Wealth was constructed in 1995, together with the main Suntec City development. A symbol of wealth and life, the Fountain Of Wealth is recognized since 1998 by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World's Largest Fountain. The bronze ring of the fountain is designed based on the Hindu Mandala, meaning universe and is a symbolic representation of the oneness in spirit and unity and further symbolizes the equality and harmony of all races and religions in Singapore.
Structure
The fountain is made of silicon bronze, and consists of a circular ring with a circumference of 66 metres supported on four large slanted columns. It occupies an area of 1683.07 square metres,[3] with a height of 13.8m.[4] The sand cast silicon bronze, including all formwork and patternmaking was designed,manufactured and installed by DCG Design and Meridian Projects (from Melbourne Australia) in 1995. The base area of the fountain is 1,683 square metres. In the design plan of Suntec City, where the five tower blocks represent the fingers and thumb of a left hand emerging from the ground, the fountain forms the palm of the hand.
Location
The Fountain of Wealth is located within the commercial complex of Suntec City in Singapore. The base of the fountain is located underground, and on its base perimeter lies the main basement restaurant area of Suntec City. The circular ring top of the fountain is visible at ground level.
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Men pose in their work areas at the Standard Pattern Works in York, Pennsylvania, sometime early in the twentieth century.
As Wikipedia explains, "In casting, a pattern is a replica of the object to be cast, used to prepare the cavity into which molten material will be poured during the casting process.... The making of patterns, called patternmaking..., is a skilled trade that is related to the trades of tool and die making and moldmaking, but also often incorporates elements of fine woodworking."
Singapore Suntec Fountain of Wealth
It had been on my mind to head to the fountain of wealth at suntec after its make over. It was a challenge to compose the 4 tower with the fountain even with a 14-24 lens. The water spraying out from the fountain adds to the challenge of getting a good shot.
Luckily for me , i manage to get a few good clean shot without any "human" in the composition.
.:About :.
The Fountain of Wealth (Chinese: 财富之泉) is listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world.[1] It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City.
During certain periods of the day, the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around a mini fountain at the centre of the fountain's base to collect coins for good luck. At night, the fountain is the setting for laser performances, as well as live song and laser message dedications between 8pm to 9pm daily.[2] It is situated in such a way the fountain is the hub of the shopping mall.
History
The Fountain of Wealth was constructed in 1995, together with the main Suntec City development. A symbol of wealth and life, the Fountain Of Wealth is recognized since 1998 by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World's Largest Fountain. The bronze ring of the fountain is designed based on the Hindu Mandala, meaning universe and is a symbolic representation of the oneness in spirit and unity and further symbolizes the equality and harmony of all races and religions in Singapore.
Structure
The fountain is made of silicon bronze, and consists of a circular ring with a circumference of 66 metres supported on four large slanted columns. It occupies an area of 1683.07 square metres,[3] with a height of 13.8m.[4] The sand cast silicon bronze, including all formwork and patternmaking was designed,manufactured and installed by DCG Design and Meridian Projects (from Melbourne Australia) in 1995. The base area of the fountain is 1,683 square metres. In the design plan of Suntec City, where the five tower blocks represent the fingers and thumb of a left hand emerging from the ground, the fountain forms the palm of the hand.
Location
The Fountain of Wealth is located within the commercial complex of Suntec City in Singapore. The base of the fountain is located underground, and on its base perimeter lies the main basement restaurant area of Suntec City. The circular ring top of the fountain is visible at ground level.
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Singapore Suntec Fountain of Wealth
It had been on my mind to head to the fountain of wealth at suntec after its make over. It was a challenge to compose the 4 tower with the fountain even with a 14-24 lens. The water spraying out from the fountain adds to the challenge of getting a good shot.
Luckily for me , i manage to get a few good clean shot without any "human" in the composition.
.:About :.
The Fountain of Wealth (Chinese: 财富之泉) is listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world.[1] It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City.
During certain periods of the day, the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around a mini fountain at the centre of the fountain's base to collect coins for good luck. At night, the fountain is the setting for laser performances, as well as live song and laser message dedications between 8pm to 9pm daily.[2] It is situated in such a way the fountain is the hub of the shopping mall.
History
The Fountain of Wealth was constructed in 1995, together with the main Suntec City development. A symbol of wealth and life, the Fountain Of Wealth is recognized since 1998 by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World's Largest Fountain. The bronze ring of the fountain is designed based on the Hindu Mandala, meaning universe and is a symbolic representation of the oneness in spirit and unity and further symbolizes the equality and harmony of all races and religions in Singapore.
Structure
The fountain is made of silicon bronze, and consists of a circular ring with a circumference of 66 metres supported on four large slanted columns. It occupies an area of 1683.07 square metres,[3] with a height of 13.8m.[4] The sand cast silicon bronze, including all formwork and patternmaking was designed,manufactured and installed by DCG Design and Meridian Projects (from Melbourne Australia) in 1995. The base area of the fountain is 1,683 square metres. In the design plan of Suntec City, where the five tower blocks represent the fingers and thumb of a left hand emerging from the ground, the fountain forms the palm of the hand.
Location
The Fountain of Wealth is located within the commercial complex of Suntec City in Singapore. The base of the fountain is located underground, and on its base perimeter lies the main basement restaurant area of Suntec City. The circular ring top of the fountain is visible at ground level.
Contact me here
This large wooden structure is a full scale "mock-up" of the Marine Spey SMIC propulsion unit, used at Rolls-Royce, Ansty, to finalise pipe runs, wiring schemes, component siting, etc., prior to production. An exhibit in its own right as an example of patternmaking, it is a dimensional replica of what would be the starboard unit in the two-Spey engine room of, for example, a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy and gives an accurate representation of its layout. Its final use at Ansty, however was to facilitate its projected installation in a large hydrofoil ferry for Sweden.
The SM range originated in a M.O.D.-funded design study in 1972 for an engine of a size between the Olympus TM and the Tyne RM, although at that time no application existed. Development started in 1977 and the engine selected was the Allison TF4IA licence-built Rolls Royce Spey as being the latest uprated Spey available, used in the Vought A7E Corsair strike aircraft of the United States Navy. In addi¬tion to being marinised the main modification was the cropping of the fan section of the LP compressor and redesign of the casing. An en¬tirely new control system was also developed by Lucas. Depending on the application, power ranges from 14,750 BHP (11 Mw) of the SM1A to 20,800 BHP (15.5 Mw) of the SMIC and could be further uprated. Its specific fuel consumption is almost half that of its predecessors. The first two SMIA production units, built and tested at Ansty, were installed in HMS Brave "type 22 frigate in 1983 in place of the originally specified Olympus TM3B. The Marine Spey was installed in 21 frigates of the Royal Navy combining with Tyne RM3C (Type 22) or diesel electric (Type 23). It was also be used in 8 frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy and in 12 destroyers end 6 frigates of the Maritime Self-Defence Force of Japan. In the Asagiri class of destroyer, the Japanese reverted to the original concept of the Spey providing all the propulsion power, in this case 4xSMIA. However, in common with most of its overseas defence procurement, Japan manufactured under licence the Spey SM series and other Rolls-Royce machinery.