Reflection

Making this project was  a good step towards learning how to laser cut various fabrics.  I discovered when cutting natural fibers such as cotton or jute you can keep the power at 100% and use a moderate PPI (pulses per inch) of 500 and adjust the speed to get an ideal cut. An ideal cut on natural materials is one that cuts all the way through at the highest speed possible. When working with the synthetic fibers of polyester, nylon, and spandex. It is better to use a power setting that is low enough to not cause shrinking or melting and use the speed for achieving the ideal cut. Also a lower ppi is recommended for the synthetic materials as it helps to lessen the chance of melting and shrinking.

For further research I would like to investigate using laser cut fabric and darting to incorporate soft materials into other mixed media projects, and experiment with different type of darting techniques to create 3d structures out of soft materials.