Fabric Manipulation and Fabric Shapes...

I am currently working on a new set of fabric manipulations using recycled vintage knit fabrics. I have also developed fabric manipulations based on the use of newly created knit or crochet fabric lengths. The shape of the crochet or knit fabric destined for fabric manipulations is very important because it can help to determine the use of different types of fabric manipulation techniques. I often use long rectangles of fabric so that I experiment with different types of fabric twists and knots.

Fabric Manipulation and Support Structures...

I have used card or plastic sheets in order to create supports for manipulated fabric forms. I stretch the fabric over the cut card or plastic sheet shapes and then I use a needle and thread to stretch and secure the piece of fabric to the support structure. This ensures that the fabric can be stretched over the support structure in a sensitive manner. It also provides opportunities to add and manipulate extra padding between the underside of the piece of fabric and the support structure. Individual stretched fabric forms over support structures can then be sewn onto fabric backgrounds, or even attached to other fabric forms stretched onto separate support structures.