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DOCUMENT RESUME CE 068 347 ED 379 509 Scholl, Jan AUTHOR 4-H Textile Science Creative Projects. TITLE Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. INSTITUTION Cooperative Extension Service. 94 PUB DATE 38p.; For related documents, see CE 068 343-348. NOTE Instructional Materials (For Classroom Use Guides PUB TYPE Learner) (051) MFOI /PCO2 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Clothing; Clothing Design; *Clothing Instruction; DESCRIPTORS *Design Crafts; Elementary Secondary Education; *Home Extracurricular Activities; Home Economics; Management; *Learning Activities; *Student Organizations; Student Projects; *Textiles Instruction *4 H Programs IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This packet contains four 4-H creative projects for topics: students in the textile sciences area, on the following planning. design, closet organization, clothes shopping, and wardrobe will learn, Each project provides an overview of what the student what materials are needed, and suggested projects for the area. Projects can be adapted for beginning, intermediate, or advanced project, with levels of skills. A step-by-step plan for doing the instruction sheets and line drawings is included. Also included are a project record, ideas for sharing the project with others, and suggestions for additional projects. 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For this project, you may choose to do one or more of the following: 1. Apply trims and findings on a garment. 2. Apply folds, tucks, darts, or seam finishes in an interesting way on a garment. 3. Dye fabrics or garments. 4. Paint, applique, embroider, quilt, or do other handwork on textiles or garments. 5. Modify a pattern to create a new garment or improve fit. 6. Update or recycle a purchased garment or ... al. household items into a new creation (with Getting Ira imka; ale ea, .11 "before and after" photos or sketches). Ideas g To get ideas, look 7. 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Because lines can create cezdat tie 4444te 44e7 The eve is naturally drawn there. optical illusions. They can trick Curved lines tend to make the the eve! Here are some famous optical illusions and some that arc figure look wider, especially if they go in more of a horizontal commonly fbund in clothing. direction. Many small curved lines You can find many books and attract attention and can look articles on optical illusions in the bouncy or frivolous. Curved lines local library. Sketch a few of these create and emphasize curved in your scrapbook. '7,V4ee% Bute Lines can vary in width and shapes. eddied &filet? Select several pictures of gar- direction. Single vertical lines or a ments you like and put them in few close vertical lines can make what your figure look taller and thin- your scrapbook. Describe lines are used and how they ner. But many evenly spaced appear to the eve. You also may vertical lines can make the figure want to cut out a few comic strips appear wider and fuller. Wide to see how line is used to create vertical lines can make the figure look broader and shorter, too. feeling. BEST COPY AVAILABL, COLOR used in a smaller amount than the The first thing you may notice other, or the result will be dull or about clothing is its color. There grayed. arc two main color groups: Triad colors arc those that form a triangle on the color Warm colorswhich include wheel. Red, blue, and yellow are reds, yellows, and oranges. triad colors. They are also known These colors are often called as primary colors, because every sun and fire colors. other color is made from them. blues, greens, and Cool colors Other combinations based on purples. These colors arc often the color wheel are possible as called water and leaf colors. well. It may be handy to.purchase Color in the color wheel to get an idea of where colors are on the wheel. They are in the same order as they appear in a rainbow! ikut Monochro- matic colors are combinations of colors in the same color family (mono- chromatic means "one color").These colors may vary if they have been mixed with white or black or if they are brighter or duller than one color wheel with various tints a another. Examples of colors in (colors with white added) and the same color family are: dark shades (colors with black added) brick red, red, and pink. so you can try out different Analogous colors arc side by combinations. Some color combi- side on the color wheel. Ex- nations are more pleasing than amples are blue-green, blue, and others. blue-purple or red-orange, If you haven't had the experi- orange, and yellow-orange. ence of creating color, use food Complementary colors are coloring to combine the primary those directly across from each colorsblue with red, red with other on the color wheel, like red yellow, yellow with blue in equal and green. To be most effective, quantitiesto see which colors one of the two colors should be you create. Of course, most colors arc a blend of several different colors. For example, there are many shades of green, including blue-. greens and yellow-greens. The green with a hint of blue may be attractive on a person with a pink or blue skin undertone. The yellow-green may complement the skin with a yellow undertone. So people with either skin color type can wear green, depending on the colors added to the green. If you have troubl:: deciding what color classification you are in, work with your leader. Hold some pieces of fabric next to your face and look at their effect in the Finding Your Best Colors mirror. (Do this without makeup Your personality should play an and in normal light.) Which ones important part in the clothes you do you like best? Ask a friend, a choose. No matter how good a leader, or a parent for their color looks on you, you should opinions. Another way is to look like that color! at the colors of garments you When you select colors for wear often, especially when you yourself, think of your hair, eves, receive compliments! and skin. Some skin tones have a You may want to get your pink or blue undertone; some colors "done." A person who have a yellow undertone. You can sells this service drapes fabrics tell by putting a white paper or over you and evaluates which card next to your skin; or try on a colors look best. You are then white and an off-white shirt or "placed" in a particular color blouse. If you look better in season (spring, summer, fall, or white and have a pink or blue winter) or time of day (early undertone, cool colors will be morning, afternoon, sunset, and your best colors. If you look dusk). Why not conduct a color better in ivory or have more workshop at a group meeting? yellow in your skin, warm colors are best for you. Color "Tricks" c, Color can make -Your figure or physique look larger or smaller. Colors that are warm, light, and bright call attention to themselves and make a space look larger. Colors that arc cool, dark, and dull are not so noticeable. A two-color outfit, in which the top is a different color from the slacks or skirt, cuts the figure and focuses attention in the area of color change. 6 TEXTURE Texture gives the fabric and garment dimension. By looking in a fabric or clothing store, you'll find items that are shiny, smooth, tight and loosely woven, fuzzy, hard, and dull. Texture can affect how color appears in a garment. Shiny and bulky textures often make a shape look fuller. Dull, tightly woven textures can make the figure look smaller. SPACE Space can refer to a particular area within a design, or it might be what is often called "white space." White space usually means the space surrounding the design. Both kinds of space are important in design. SHAPE Shape is formed by lines, spaces, and patterns, and can be two dimensional or three dimensional. Two-dimensional shape is usually formed by the printed design. Three-dimensional shape WM IMO 111 MOS 012, Li. is formed by the garment on the Wt. au WINs I all elements esign body. Both types arc closely together to work related. Your body angles and of an the look curves can alter the way the create i Look for printed design looks, just as the outfit. of design shape of the garment can appear .examples in magazines i to change the body's shape. elements Mount catalogs. Interfacing, stiffeners such as or t them in crinoline and boning, and even and label I 1 scrapbook. tucks, pleats, and gathers sewn your . ... .... I .... ,..- , -, into a garment hold three- dimensional fabric shapes and change the appearance of the printed design. Look at pictures of historic clothing to sec how many shapes arc possible. PROPORTION PRINCIPLES Proportion is the rela- The principles of design are emphasis, balance, tionship of spaces to proportion, rhythm, and each other. Equal harmony (unity). proportions are less interesting than EMPHASIS unequal ones. Emphasis is what first attracts Colors, textures, your eve to the garment. To and lines create create emphasis you need one different propor- major center of interest. This may tions. Look at the be at the neckline, waist, or proportions in ) 213 another part of the garment. clothing and other Having too many areas of interest familiar objects. is confusing! Proportion also refers to the size of BALANCE print in the garment Balance is the stable appearance compared to your of one side of the garment with body size. Small the other. It is created much like prints generally look best balancing weights on either side on small people, and of a scalc or a teeter-totter. large prints usually look Formal balance is the use of best on larger figures. ) v3 the same lines, colors, or textures Also remember that on both sides of a central line. your body has propor- Most of our clothing has formal tion. Another person balance. the same height as Informal balance is the use of you may have lines, colors, or textures in a longer legs than position that looks balanced but torso or just the that is not exactly the same on opposite. Sleeve both sides. length, placement of pockets, and other design details affect proportion, too. Formal Informal 8 RHYTHM Rhythm moves our eye from one part of the design to another. There are many ways to give our clothing rhythm. One way is to repeat the same design elements: line, color, texture, shape, and space. Look at the following example of repetition. Another way is through grada- tiongradually increasing or decreasing one or more of the design elements. Radiation A third way, very similar to gradation, is through radiation. Think of the sun and its beams. This is radiationgoing from a small area to a larger one. HARMONY Harmony means that all parts of a design seem to belong together. It means you have used design tools we!1. Planning a design first, and using a full-length mirror in all stages of your project, can help get the right result. Harmony also means using the right types of fabrics and textures for the garment and its use. You need all these "tools and rules" to create beautiful designs. Spend some time experiment- Repeiition ing with these tools and rules. The more vou try them, the more you'll learn about design. Look for them in garments you like and learn how you can make the most of your appearance. Gradation Harmony 9 What I learned in this project (new skills, new words) What I shared with others (presentations, helping other members, community service) TOPIC OR SKILL DATE NUMBER IN AUDIENCE _ . Did I participate in Fashion Revue? 1 Re Where? When? 1 Project story Use this space to write about your project. What did you do? What did you enjoy doing the most? The least? Tell about the type of pattern and fabric you selected or made. What did you have the most difficult time making? Include a photo or sketch of your final outfit or design process. Tell about the fiber content of your fabric(s) and attach sample swatches. Talk about the sewing resources you used, the resource people you talked with, and where you found ideas for your designs. t 10