Outcome:
These are the early evolution stages of the multi layered “birthday love notes” for my nephew. Using red thread on white cotton fabric, I embroidered the messages for his first day on earth, and then for his year.
Me delirious and happy with my connections, after soldering for way longer than I’d like to admit.
Challenges:
Originally I wanted type on velvet fabric, but because my velvet fabric has a stretchy nature to it, it absorbed the ink when printed on the UV printer, and it entangled the thread on the embroidered machine. See examples below (embroidery to the left, uv printing to the right)
Next Steps:
Overall I’m not thrilled about the outcome, but I’m really happy about the process. During the process, I learned for the first time how to connect four led lights, how to sew on the sewing machine, embroidery, and uv printing.
I want to create a solution that will allow me to remove each layers meanwhile keeping the form, light, and all the other layers intact. I also wish to add seven layers and more lights.
