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.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Finito!



I finished binding the Deconstruction-Reconstruction Guest Book! It really was pretty simple to do. I followed the directions from the BUST article I posted, but then I pasted the "cover" into a hard cover I made and covered with guess what?! MUSLIN!! I embroidered Deconstruction-Reconstruction on the cover and added some decorative stitching where I pieced the muslin together.
This would be a great sketch book or gift for someone. Utilizing the grocery bags, muslin, and matt board (scraps I had laying around for the hard cover - you could use any cardboard - recycle) this book cost me nothing to make. Oh, and I did use dental floss to bind it (the BUST article suggests that)
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