Day One
I decided to do my practicum in the clothing
sector because I am interested in stuff like this and I just wanted to see how
cloths are made. I did my practicum or internship at Janell Wysock's studio. She produces knitwear
and different weaved things.
On my first day I arrived there at 10 am. She
gave me a tour around the building. The studio is in an old railway building
which is now full of artists who have their studio there. Than she showed all
the different weaving looms and knitting machines to me. I saw some of her work
as well. I started with making a scarf. At the beginning, you have several strips of cloths approximately 4 feet long. Then, you put a heavy weight in the
middle of the strips so you have 2 ft long stripes on both sides. Under
the strips there's a ruler with a mark every fourth inch. If you imagine that
you have 6 stripes, you connect the first stripe with the second one by making a
dimple nod which has to be on the first mark. The third one has to be connected with
the fourth one and the fifth with the sixth. Than you connect the second and
the third one with a nod placed on the next mark on the ruler. The fourth and
the fifth have to be connected, too. If you repeat this pattern, you will get a
pattern like a fence. Now you have to make the same with the other side.
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