So... first few days at a new campus, it's really nice and a lot more convenient. Nice and New!!

I ended up getting some of my work done in the holidays which was good. I ordered the tyvek... 25 meters and only ended up with half a meter spare so I cant stuff up.. I also ordered all my paint so I have 5 tins of paint with plenty left over if anybody wants some!!

I started off making up some samples so I could test the colour ways and I wasn't happy with some so I changed them and it also burned very differently to the other samples I had produced. I was thinking it may have been the paint or the small squares I was trying to burn were shrivelling up too small too fast.

So, when I started painting the fabric I applied it quite thin, and also these pieces are very big so when I burn it and shrink it down hopefully it will turn out a lot better. FINGERS CROSSED!!

I also purchased a lot of my fabrics in the holidays so all set to go..

On my second day back I sewed all the fabric together in class and it was HELL!!! So hard and awkward to do but that's one of the hardest parts done. Next... to make the patterns and burn this fabric... Time will be getting away from me soon...

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Below is images of the fabric I am creating myself

The fabric used to create this is called tyvek. It's normally used for FedX bags and mechanics uniforms. It is kind of like a plastic fabric so it melts easily.

The fabric comes white so it needs to be painted in the colours that I want to use. Both sides of the tyvek need to be painted as the under side is revealed when burnt.

A layer of organza is laid on top and sew it together either with swirls or well spaced out lines.

Using a heat gun, the fabric melts, burns and shrinks. It shrivels up and eventually tears, so holes are formed and the colours underneath are revealed. The organza adds a nice finish to the top of the fabric

The fabric shrivels up quiet small so I will need to make large pieces to make the garments out of it..

So after I finally decide on my colours and designs I will be able to order the paint and tyvek and start burning my fabric :)