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January 22, 2012 by Tien Chiu 1 Comment

More leaves

I played around with leaves today, cutting a wide assortment of sizes and colors.  Here is just one of the many configurations I tried:

one possible configuration of leaves
one possible configuration of leaves

This is still not right: the big purple leaf in the center is too big, central, and contrast-y; it instantly draws the eye and fixes it there.  The curve still feels a bit static, and the sizes/colors don’t fully satisfy me.  But I think it’s better than what I had earlier.  I will play around more tomorrow morning and see if I get any further.  I may also play around with twisting and curling the leaves around a soft wire frame, to make them more three-dimensional.  There are lots of options, and I feel like I’ve only just begun to explore.

In the end, I think I will wind up making a bunch of small leaf appliques and then arranging them in place; it’s really going to be hard to get things right with rough-cut simulations.

I did, incidentally, test what happens if you continue the leaves further down.  As I had suspected, it’s too much: it just looks busy.

too many leaves
too many leaves

Today I also did most of the handwork needed for the outer shell of Autumn Splendor: I’ve re-understitched the facings, trimmed the seams and given them a hard press, adjusted the neckline, and re-hung the sleeves.  All that’s left is to remove the basting (no trivial task, since every seamline has three hand-basted lines in it!), apply the leaves, and hem the outer shell.  Then it will be on to the lining!

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  1. Margaret Thorson says

    January 28, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    I’m probably throwing a monkey wrench into designing but I like the leaves falling all the way down the front the best. I’ve been watching this process and am eager to see what you finaly decide on.

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