i see patterns---pattern-making for the wing dress

first thing first

just a thought of
what i am gonna be tackling with
makes me want to drink

today i am a proud barista
look at this beauty-
accompanied by 2 mice
(silent, like obedient pets)



then i heard me say,
"i want something to work in!"

aha

so this is my kind of pattern making
easy, baby

what i made (quick!) was a kind of yoga pants
although i don't yoga at all

(kind of like how beach boys were)



finally starting
the task

this is, by the way,
what we japanese had adopted after ww2, i believe

i introduce you to
flat pattern making!

in west, the method used is "draping"
you drape fabric over sewing body and
form shapes you'd like,

then lay it flat and make a pattern out of that

in case of flat pattern making,
you basically have to know from the start
the end results you're after

that'd reduce spontaneous experimentations
by less than half
or at least that's what i think

(unfortunately "flat" is all i know how as of now)

by the way,
i pulled out my momma's patterns from 1972
(she was a taylor)
and am gonna decode and duplicate them
(they are looking rather mysterious...)

early 70's patterns have
those lovely tightness, especially around arms and shoulders

i wanna steal the secret!!


during the process of measuring myself
i realized i have
almost exactly the same figure as my momma
(that's what the numbers are telling me)

i am her duplicate
in measurements at least
i am gonna work on decoding
what that means to me
later



afternoon sun
some progress made

in cluttering the work surface...

let's see what i gathered on
my masterpiece



souvenir from izu peninsula
but i know it could be from anywhere

just have to find one of those stores that
looks really dusty and dead
that's what i call treasure hunting



from the same store-
a rose in a cone

a pen stand, in fact



paper weights of my kind
souvenir from chuuk



bad case of substance abuse
can't take it anymore

seeking salvation in
coffee and chocolate

mug cup-a gift from a friend- from a store
in burbank, california



this type of curve
i usually free-hand at first

easier for me to get an over-all view that way

then use ruler to clean-up the line



whoever thought of this (ruler),
i thank you

my texas find



i then had to re-do the whole thing

my toe joining the paper weights



completed the first stage
(more task to come
but i am going to bed)

toes gotten cold

good night





art process