I've mentioned before that I seem to be sewing and unpicking and resewing. Some things are being resolved - the shape of the ties, a more time efficient way to make the ties.
However, I think there is a twofold problem with the use of b/w text on lawn cotton for the tippings (see right). Firstly, the lawn cotton is prone to puckering, it doesn't drape in the way I need it to - giving a definite 'home-made' look to the ties. Secondly, the use of b/w text looks tacky, uninteresting and obvious - even if I try to obscure the words. I need to try to make the printing more interesting and I need to find a more suitable fabric.
Yesterday I used the digital embroiderer to test different stitches for small scale text which I could use for the loop labels. I wasn't happy with the results but I am wary of using hand embroidered text because I want the ties to look professional. However, the digital embroidery smacks of mass production. Needs more testing.
I need to be sure what I want my ties to be on this spectrum - expensive hand made, individual, craftivist, fun, arty/unwearable. I want them to be a combination of hand made, individual and craftivist.
Another issue for me is that of cost of producing the ties - both to my purse and sustainably. Given that I want each tie to be individual, each tie takes a 70 cm length of fabric because they need to be cut on the bias and though I might be able to fit two ties side by side but I want to investigate scanning the pattern pieces so that I can print engineered shapes of my designs - thus reducing wastage, enabling me more flexibility in mixing designs and saving time cutting the tie shapes.
Onward, onward.
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