Pleating Maybe?

So I've moved on to trialling pleating. I don't exactly know where I'm going with this but it's worth exploring I suppose. I feel that pleating has such a strong relationship with origami considering it is all about the folding. And on top of that, pleating can really enhance a design.

So above, I have just played around with some paper folding asymmetrical sheets of paper. I have also considered the role pleating could play in my designs and attempt at origami... and well, I have yet to discover a means of applying pleating in a crafty way.

WORKING PROGRESS

So here is an update on what's been going on. After my paper trials on the mannequin I applied the exact concept to a dress with a flared paneled A-line skirt. There is actually inverted pleats at the seams of the skirt panels but it can't really be viewed in the photos. My biggest concern with this design is that it is too simple in aesthetic, although pattern making was a whole different story. The origami-like folds are fused on both sides and because of this the seams were quite difficult to sew. It also required trimming, similar to that in tailoring.

Through this toile I have been questioning myself on how I am able to use origami in my designs... considering my technically challenged nature in pattern making. Maybe I will return to this design and rework it, but as for now... I will leave it at that.

on the stand

I'm a little delayed with my posts... so I apologize. I did some work on the stand a few weeks back. I actually did the pattern first before realising that I should've put folds on the stand to understand where things should be positioned. This process really helped me with my pattern. I do however feel weary working on a stand because you I often get very experimental and excited and end up creating something on the stand that I am absolutely inLOVE with. But then I only screw myself over because I find it really difficult to transfer on-the-stand work onto my draft.