The Sketchbook Shirt idea came about when I looked at some creamy white stretch denim laying on my cutting table. It was one of those moments when thinking pays off because I had just sketched some images in my sketchbook and the question popped: "What if I sketch on that denim same as I do on paper?" So that's what I did.
I pulled out a black sharpie pen, draped about a yard and a half of the denim over my drawing table and started putting down lines of ink. Oh my Gosh! Fun! Now this is a workshop I will teach in a heartbeat. For this article, I will show a few images and lightly touch on the process. Here goes: |
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| First Rendition of Sketchbook Fabric Musically inspired by Van Morrison Melodies I needed more sketched fabric for the shirt pattern I wanted to use. I laid out more fabric on the drawing table and rather than freeform/musically inspired lines like on the first rendition, I went to one of my sketchbooks and used some of those images to lay down on the fabric. Why reinvent the wheel right? I have a LOT of sketches to use as inspiration for my fabrics. After I sketched enough fabric, I then cut out the Sketchbook Shirt. Here are a few images from that process.   Here's what it looks like on. Notice the LOVE buttons? The weight of the denim is fabulous and I love the fit. I'll talk about the buttons and design decisions in an upcoming article. Let me know what you think! I'm going to teach this as a workshop so put out the word to your groups. In 6 hours we can get a lot done! Thanks everyone!   c. Sketchbook Shirt Viktorya / studioviktorya Wearable Art c. viktorya July 2017 |
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