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Wall to Wall - Reflection and Documentation




Before starting wall to wall i didn't really know how i would be attaching the fabric to the wall. I had initially thought to attach the fabric using velcro and then on the wooden walls attaching with nails. To produce the draping i thought by using these attachment i could create drapes natural. . When i was allocated a space i found that i would be working primarily on the natural walls which meant that i wasn't able to use nails to attach my work this meant i had to use velcro. Attaching the fabric on it proved more of a struggle then i first thought.As i began working i wound that the velcro held but it was hard to see exactly where the fabric was falling because there was so much of it, this lead me to using masking tape as a temporary fixture. By using the masking tape i could see where the fabric was falling before adding a more permanent fixture of velcro ( permanent as once the velcro was attached to the material it would leave a sticky residue). 

I soon realised that the velcro alone wasn't creating the draping effect i desired, i then had to come up with a way of creating the drapes. I tried double sided tape and staples but neither of these worked i then tried sewing the fabric which supplied the most desirable aesthetics. This proved a time consuming process but nothing else i trailed worked, because i had the space for such a long period i decided that i was happy to sew the fabric as the whole reason for doing this project was to explore a different technique of making.  

As i began to sew the fabric would flow much more naturally, the more i sowed the more layered it became. The way the fabric would fall from one stitch would determine where the next stitch would be placed. Thinking back to the initial inspiration of the piece (mushroom gills) i tried to create more gill like movements, this became especially apparent with the draping at the very top of the piece.  Using the hooks that were already put in place a could create a natural flow across the top of the wall. 

What i hadn't taken into consideration was the width of the material. The material was extremely long as planned yet it wasn't very wide this meant that in order to create the thick drapes i had to cut up the material and layer it in a way that created a thick drape. Another problem was that because the material was so heavy in places the fabric wouldn't always stay in place over night, often having to come in the next day and attach it back on. This provided some issues but was resolved by attaching more velcro in the heavier areas.

Overall i am pleasantly surprised with how the overall aesthetics of it looked. Not having created anything like this before i was keen to see how it would turn out. At the start of the process i found it quite hard to find a method of working that worked best for me. however i persisted, understanding the material i was working with more and more as i worked with it. As much as i enjoyed working large scale and with fabric i don't think that i will be caring this on past this project. I prefer working smaller scale, i enjoy being able to perfect every small detail.  


















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