The theme for the garment is sea goddess so have to try to make it look like the sea and sea weed. I am using nuno felt to create my skirt. The reason for the wrap around skirt is to fit other sizes as a friend will be modelling it.
Just finished the beading over the bust (front) yesterday, have to now finish the top and felt a strap, the bottom is all finished and it needs cutting, but hopefully will have time to finish started felting the skirt yesterday too and now for the other parts of the skirt which will be a wrap around. I am adding some harakeke muka I got from the Foxton Flax Museum.
The theme for the garment is sea goddess so have to try to make it look like the sea and sea weed. I am using nuno felt to create my skirt. The reason for the wrap around skirt is to fit other sizes as a friend will be modelling it.
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I have now got 2 aho to finish and 2 full on to do at the bottom as i want to add beads. At the top I am adding bead as you can see in the picture using 22 gauge wire so it will shape the top instead of gapping. Having trouble keeping the line straight as the wire distorts as I use a taaniko twist on it, but it will add to the charm, even if I say so myself. I most probably will not dye it as I quite like it white. The garment is suppose to be a sea Goddess so there will be other ways too liken it to the sea. Cant believe how far the bodice has gone since last post. It has been growing like a wild child, I have now passed the waist and have a model to show it up at the presentation I have to do with the panel for the Bachelor. I now know that next time I must start the shaping in the bust area a bit wider apart so it does not pucker, for now there is no time to change. It is a lesson learnt as I have never done it before. My pattern at the back is going well and at the front decided to use a takitahi pattern. It looks good. I was not sure if it looked ok but got some good remarks at our last noho at Opunake so feel much better. It has b een a lot of work with each row taking a lot of time, but it is getting there at least another 6 aho to go. Below the photo of the takitahi patten at the front. |
AuthorI am an artist and live on the Kapiti Coast. Presently I am completing a Bachelor of Maori Visual Art (Raranga). I work mainly with textiles (includes Raranga which is weaving with flax), clay and paint in pastels and weatercolours. Categories
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