What is the technique?
Applique is a sewing technique that involves stitching a small piece of fabric onto a larger one to make a pattern or design.
What are the relevant materials needed for the technique?
- Pieces of fabrics
- Scissors
- Pins
- Sewing Machine
- Sewing Threads
- Sewing Needle
How to achieve the technique?
- Prepare the pieces of fabrics, and cut them into desired shape using a pair of scissor.
- Lay them out on a big piece of fabric and secure them using pins.
- Sew with the sewing machine or hands, adjusting the types of stitch and spacing as desired.
- Remove pins in the progress until the fabrics are properly sewed onto the big piece of fabric.
- Repeat step 1 to 4 until desired design is achieved.
What are the uses and applications of the technique?
This technique could be used to make toys, scarfs, table cloth, clothes, etc
Photos
Samples showed in class
Own personal reflections
This technique is very much like drawing, but instead you are drawing with pieces of fabric. Planning ahead and sketching is very important, but it is also fun to see what can be done with the fabric on hand.
Differing the type of stitches and spacing can allow one to create very different looking design despite using the fabric of the same shape.
Also not only is the choice of colour of the fabric important but also the thread being used. Changing the thread accordingly to the design can greatly help how the design would look in the end.