fabricademy2017:students:cristina.olivotto:week_3 [Textile Academy]

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 <html> <h3 style="background-color:MediumSeaGreen">STEP 1</h1> </html>
-**SOFTWARE**: I used paper and pencils to draw the modules and see how they could connect to each other
+**SOFTWARE**: I used paper and pencils to draw the tiles and see how they could be assembled
-**ISSUES**: in 2 cases I decided to print the pieces before deciding the final object to build. It stimulated my creativity but some cuts were actually not necessary
+**ISSUES**: in two cases I laser cut the pieces before deciding the final object to assemble. It stimulated my creativity but some cuts were actually not necessary
-**NOTES**: (if time allows) cut the pieces and see how they connect before starting the actual drawing <html>
+**NOTES**: (if time allows) cut the paper pieces and see how they connect before starting the computer drawing
-<h3 style="background-color:MediumSlateBlue"> STEP 2</h1> </html>
+<html> <h3 style="background-color:MediumSlateBlue"> STEP 2</h1> </html>
-**SOFTWARE**: I used //Inkscape// to draw the pieces. I started from basic shapes (circles and squares) and concluded with drawing tiles to make a heart (credits: Wemake Milano) and of different sizes.
+**SOFTWARE**: I used //Inkscape// to draw the tiles. I started from basic shapes (circles and squares) and continued with tiles to make a heart (credits: Wemake Milano) and of different scaled sizes.
 **ISSUES**: more practice with //Inkscape//
-**NOTES**: remember to make the group the internal cuts to make sure the laser cutter start cutting from them and not from the external margins. Also remember to label the group (ID) to facilitate the ordering with the laser cutter
+**NOTES**: remember to group the internal cuts to make sure the laser cutter start cutting from them and not from the external shapes. Also remember to label the group (ID) to facilitate the ordering with the laser cutter
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 **MACHINE**: Laser Cutter CO2, 90W, 1000 x 600 mm, SigntsTech/1060SP with felt. Power 100%, speed 4000.
-{{  :fabricademy2017:students:cristina:0425e78395-600x413.jpg?nolink&600x413  |0425e78395-600x413.jpg}}**ISSUES**: felt was not completely natural and we realized it from the smoke it was produced during the process. The sheets of felt that I used were only 160 x 160 mm: easier to use big ones.
+{{  :fabricademy2017:students:cristina:0425e78395-600x413.jpg?nolink&600x413  |0425e78395-600x413.jpg}}**ISSUES**: the felt was not completely natural and we realized it from the smoke it was produced during the process. The sheets of felt that I used were only 160 x 160 mm: it's easier to use big ones
-**NOTES**: it is better to test the cuts on scrap material to avoid wasting the actual one we want to use.
+**NOTES**: it is better to make tests on scrap tissues to avoid wasting the actual material that we want to use
 <html> <h3 style="background-color:MediumTurquoise"> STEP 4</h1> </html>
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 **TOOL**: Hands-on + brain-on
-**ISSUES**: I realized some cuts where not necessary or some pieces were to small to be assembled only after the laser cut.
+**ISSUES**: I realized that some cuts where not necessary or some tiles were to small to be assembled only after the laser cut
 **NOTES**: make sure to have a lot of material and colors to be as creative as possible.
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 **TOOLS**: hands, small plier and cutter
-**ISSUES**: During the assembly, I realized some cuts were not necessary
+**ISSUES**: to make proper garnments, another layer should be added
 **BRACELET**:
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+{{:fabricademy2017:students:cristina:img_20171015_215450.jpg?nolink&533x400|img_20171015_215450.jpg}}{{:fabricademy2017:students:cristina:img_20171015_215418.jpg?nolink&300x400|img_20171015_215418.jpg}}
 **HEART SHAPED BADGE**:
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+{{  :fabricademy2017:students:cristina:img_20171015_215225.jpg?nolink&600x450  |img_20171015_215225.jpg}}
 **TABLE DECORATION TBD**:
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+{{  :fabricademy2017:students:cristina:img_20171015_215121.jpg?nolink&600x800  |img_20171015_215121.jpg}}
 **NECKLACE**:
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+{{  :fabricademy2017:students:cristina:img_20171015_215309.jpg?nolink&400x533  |img_20171015_215309.jpg}}