Object Pattern Making.

The Object Pattern making Workshop.

The  group ready to start the object pattern making workshop. We needed cartridge paper, masking tape, scissors, craft knife, ruler/square/pattern master, pencil, black felt tip pen and a camera. As you can see I have bought a glass bottle to cover.

Cut the masking tape into strips and place onto a cutting board.

Cut the strips in half using the ruler.

 Mark one of the narrow strips the black line along the centre
and place onto the object to be covered.

 Take the next strip and place it alongside the marked strip as in the picture
above.

 Keep wrapping object from top to bottom until fully wrapped.
Then start wrapping the masking tape around the object as
in the photograph above.

 When the object is fully wrapped ( two layers) as above.
Then mark where you're going to cut the tape off. See picture
above.

 Mark from the bottom of the object first with pencil and then
with the fine black felt pen.

 Mark the object with lines as shown in the photograph above.
 

 Mark lines with numbers so you can rejoin
the pieces together after they have been cut.

 Now with a craft knife you start cutting along the lines
through the masking tape which can be quite difficult
because it's quite thick in places so you need a sharp
craft knife.

 When you finish cutting out the shapes flatten them as much
as you can. Then place them onto a piece of paper and
cut them out. To finish the process you need to place the
cut out paper shapes onto pattern paper, making an allowance
all around the seams. To recreate the object in fabric you then cut
 the pattern shapes out in fabric, sew the seams and hey presto, a cover
for your object !!!