Textiles+-+Mini+Project+8

toc =Introduction = media type="custom" key="27218944" =Research Ideas & Links = **Client:** Goods of Desire (G.O.D) Hong Kong, its co founder and designer Douglas Young: @http://www.god.com.hk/ =Research = Appropriate fabrics and components if making a toy, health and safety, and care labels. After reading through this project and making the sheep, how can this project be modified to firstly make this product suitable for young children, and also commercially viable (industrial methods of manufacture). Research the manufacturing methods used during this project: repeat pattern designing, sublimation printing, laser cutting fabric, machine freehand embroidery. The choice of fabric for this project is synthetic acrylic craft felt, and is stuffed with polyester wadding/fleece. You should understand that this is a type of non-woven fabric and know more about its structure. If the sheep was to be made out of natural materials - what would you suggest for the fabric and the filling? Which materials could be used to make this project more sustainable? Commercial viability - how can this individual project as outline in the original Little Lamb Soft Toy tutorial be industrialized to become commercially viable? An understanding of care labeling and Health & Safety suitable for this product as a whole and the individual components. =Design Specifications = =Production Plan = Use the following worksheet to identify the production order for this project and create a flow chart: =Manufacture = You will be introduced to the idea of repeat patterns and how to generate them using Inkscape https://inkscape.org We will use a suitable image down loaded from the internet as the repeat tile for this project - artistic skills are not being assessed. The pattern pieces for the body is designed to fit onto A4 landscape, so ensure any directional images are arranged landscape and if there is any text involved ensure you have flipped your image before printing. Felt can be easily cut on the laser cutter - what are the benefits of this? Using a contrasting or complementary thread to embroider the face of the sheep, and around the body - this is decorative and can be stitched 2 or three times either using a freehand machine embroider foot (leave feed dogs in place) or a slim zipper foot, and add glass beads for the eyes. As part of the project you will work as a team (4/5) to batch produce up to 6 sheep, consider each of the manufacturing stages outlined in the worksheet and allocate tasks among your team - you may be asked to complete more than one task. Remember Health & Safety and Quality Control are very important. media type="custom" key="27223386" =Final Photos = =Links & Resources = @http://www.god.com.hk/ http://handmadecuddles.com [|http://archive.makezine.com] [] __@http://www.artyfactory.com/repeat-patterns/repeat-patterns.html__ ipedia.org/wiki/ @http://www.decoist.com/2014-03-28/fabric-patterns-decor/ @http://artlandia.com/wonderland/glossary/ @http://www.favecrafts.com/Felt/5-Types-of-Felt-Felt-101 @https://suite.io/kate-pullen/egg2ct @https://inkscape.org/en/
 * G.O.D Year of the Sheep **
 * Product:** Felt sheep with sublimation printed fabric with the theme inspired by G.O.D and Chinese New Year with 2015 being Year of the Sheep/Goat and using the following sewing pattern & tutorial as a starting point: Little Lamb Soft Toy @ http://handmadecuddles.com
 * Fabric:** Find out about different types of felt and the felting process. Filling, stuffing and wadding - what is this, where and when is it used and
 * **FORM** || The product must be attractive and and using the colours of Chinese New Year. It must have a small enough repeat pattern with a Chinese theme to be attractive to all age groups. The design must be suitable for the client G.O.D. ||
 * **FUNCTION** || The product is intended as a gift for Chinese New Year, to bring good luck. It may be given as a toy but it is not suitable for small children. ||
 * **USER REQUIREMENT** || The colouring and patterns suggest Chinese New Year, Year of the Sheep/Goat. It must be small enough to be displayed easily and given as a token gift. ||
 * **BUDGETARY CONSTRAINT** || The gift must retail under 50HK$. The felt is a low budget material, and time taken to manufacture the sheep is very short therefore this objective can be achieved. Sublimation printing and individual designs will add to the cost. ||
 * **SUSTAINABILITY** || Fabric choices and options to be manufactured with little or no negative impact on the environment. Up-cycling and recycling options. ||