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Cassandre Midouin
The Narrative Blouse
Cassandre Midouin/Soft Circuit 2008
“ Narrative or a story is a construct in a format written,spoken,images,songs,poems,theater,or dance that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events.” http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative
The Narrative Blouse is a custom made interactive blouse with hand painted images which depict historical or folklore events which specifically promote Cultural empowerment, assist in debunking stereotypes , creates pathways for appreciation for diversity and create a space for dialogue and interaction between the wearer and the viewer
Works which inspired this project
Tom Feelings
Embroidery Leah Buckley
Caribbean Folklore Art
TechniquesThese are the Following Techniques which I focused on:
•Machine Sewing - construction of the blouse•Hand Embroidery satin stitch•Hand Beading•Hand Stitching blind stitch •Hand Painting- mixing a fair amount of water into acrylic paint•Soldering Surface Mount LED’s - Kate Hartman’s method putting the crimping bead on 22 gauged striped wire and placing it in helping hand .
Materials • Red Silk• Black Silk•Cotton embroidery thread•Metallic embroidery thread•Surface mount LED’s•Crimp beads•Glass beads•Acrylic paint •Conductive Thread Conductive Fabric
Circuit Diagram
Challenges •Soldering Surface Mount LED’s•Embroidering on silk fabric•Getting the switch to work properly •Time•Not Enough Surface Mounts•De Bugging
Success
Getting the surface mounts to light
The Narrative Blouse
Next StepComplete the garmentPut in 555 timerTry to research sound devices which can be incorporated into the garment
ThankYou!!!!