Tapered Tucks (1.5" apart)
Technique: Tapered Tucks (1.5" apart)
Tucks are parallel folds pulled up from the surface of the fabric and held by stitching from one end of the fabric to the other. Tapered tucks are “tucks sewn with straight seams which move in an oblique rather than parallel relationship to the fold.” (Wolff, pp. 150, 154, 156)
Materials: Cotton print cloth (Testfabrics) 400M, bleached, not washed
Spacing/Size: Tapered tucks 1.5" apart across the fabric
Folding Methods: Ironing along the fold in the correct direction
Anchoring methods: Machine stitching, size 80 needle, white cotton thread, alternating tapering directions 1/2" tapering to 1" from fold
Notes and Reflections: Advantages, Disadvantages, Ideas, Evaluations
• Alternating the direction of taper but keeping the dimensions equal, keeps the base fabric a rectangle set with what look like tilted vertical rectangles with an oblique, slightly transparent space between two lines of stitching
Advantages:
• The folding is much more noticeable in this larger scale
• The tapering introduces diagonal lines that are more energetic and dramatic
• This is a faster but less exacting approach
Disadvantages:
• The spacing and the tapering can be confusing if not well marked or planned ahead of time
Ideas for Exploration:
• Graduate the size of tapers
• Work on striped fabric
• Differing the tapers to allow for changes in tilt and diagonal lines