I continued my plan on weaving a shell for the back.
The steps for weaving of cans can be very tedious but I have summarise them into three simple steps:
- Wash and cut the cans up to clean them thoroughly so there will not be any stain marks which may invite ants or fungi/bacteria growth.
- Cutting the open cans into half through the cross-section, and half again through the cross-section of each half, then into six strips along the cross-section of each quarter.
- Experiment with varying lengths and widths to create different scales of rectangular weaves which can be combined to create dynamism.
In addition to the circular weaving, I almost forgot to mention that I have tried to weave the flower petals.
Each petal requires a can to be created. In addition, edge of the metal weaves may cut. Thus to maximise efficiency and minimise effort, I decided to forgo the idea of creating the flowers with cans and work with cardboard instead (which will be updated in the next blog post).
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