Mini Pillow & Sample Book

Intention

My initial intention of doing this project was to utilize the skills and knowledge about textile to produce and create something useful. I found some recycle materials in class, which successfully inspired me, and I got this idea of making a mini pillow for myself. 

Process

I followed the instruction of seaming the fabric by sewing machine at the very beginning (got to practice some times before starting this!).

I drew down the line for seaming, and used the pin the keep the fabric fixed not wrinkling throughout the process. Then, I started to work on the sewing machine to seam all the sides. Remaining one side open, I crammed in some bedding cotton. In the end, I hand-sewed the open side.

Product

I'm satisfied with my final product, since I could not imagine I could achieve this by myself.

The color of this mini pillow happens to fit my beddings so well!

Sample Book

Include some photos of your sample book. 

Hand Sewing Practice

Running stitch, basting stitch, back stitch, whip stitch.

Sewing Machine Practice

Various stitches, paths, and machine settings. 

Tried out so many times in class and after, from miserable to better!

Soft Circuits

Using conductive thread and other things to make gadgets.

There's just not enough time to create more robust project.

This would be the next part that I'm going to start on!

I decided to made something wearable, and this was what I created: a glowing soft bracelet/accessory.  I'm visioning this could be used as free giveaway for fans attending concert/party. With better design in the next step(such as using laser cutting), this could be largely improved.

Needle Felting

Made some cute stuff!

Laser Cutting in Fabric

Use different materials and setting, do as many as experiments as possible, to find the most suitable one.

crochet

A practice demands lots of patience.

When doing demos, I also hoped to make something useful in life, which are as the following.