What exactly is Deconstruction - Reconstruction?

Welcome to Deconstruction-Reconstruction! We are a group of art students hailing from various areas of study including fashion, fibers, and metals at Virginia Commonwealth University. We are researching recycling fibers as a response to the large amount of muslin scraps wasted each day in the fashion design department. Throughout our project, we will be collecting muslin scraps from the design studios in recycling bins, keeping track of how much is wasted, in hopes of creating a continuing fabric recycling program. During our research, we will be meeting with designers working with eco-friendly or recycled materials. We will also use the scraps in combination with found and recycled metals to create one of a kind garments and accessories in order to reuse the wasted scraps. These pieces will be featured in a final show in May 2008.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Book Binding!




I am currently working on making a guest book for our upcoming show. I am using deconstructed paper grocery bags torn to make the pages. The finished dimensions should be 7"x8". I am going to make a hard cover that will be covered with muslin embroidered with "Deconstruction-Reconstruction" on the front.
Click the bottom pic to check out the article from BUST magazine from the Winter 2003 issue that makes binding a book pretty easy to understand (I made a book this way after getting the issue in 2003 when I was a senior in high school - so it's not that hard! I used it to record my "rhymes" and made one for my best friend as well)
The other images are of my materials (grocery bags) and the signatures I will use to make the pages. Each of my signatures is made of 3 sheets "cradled one inside the other."
I will post the finished product as soon as I finish stitching!!

Happy Book Binding!
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