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faceted dress in MD
following the instruction on the Pattern Magic book. adding 3d shapes on the bodice by drafting 2d triangles from the basic sloper i made. it seemed easy but i had to take out a... READ MORE
basic sloper in cg
making basic sloper for a cg human is something i haven’t done before. i browse amazing japanese pattern making books called Pattern Magic whenever i have a spare time and practice in my head how to... READ MORE
dragon decoration sim
this simulation test inspiration came form Chinese paper dragon decoration. same honeycomb construction from last one but i animated the first layer by attaching to the object. i prepared the honeycomb paper pattern... READ MORE
honeycomb sphere sim
honeycomb sphere is a paper ornament i liked since i was little. it was so magic to me that just a flat stacked papers turn into large 3D object. it turned out not... READ MORE
catVR – cats daydream
experiencing the very comfortable googles daydream VR headset inspired me to make “his” headset on rainy weekend. he means my cat btw… and he was ready to try out something new from the last (mock)... READ MORE
year of rooster
just playing around with MD. quick pattern drawing and simulated several frames for fun. i was probably subconsciously thinking about a rooster since today is the Chinese New Year 🙂 READ MORE
make something, anything
Maker Faire 2014: Adam Savage’s 10 Commandments of Making “Anything that you need to make” EJ sent me this link a few days after my first print. I guess my start was good. I made a trash can hinge becauseI … Continued
from books(2)
I made a rhino while ago from this book from Japan (Dakishimetai! Doubutsu Nuigurumi by Emi Kimura) . I love their clean silhouette of this patterns. I used micro suede. ちょっと前に”抱きしめたい！動物ぬいぐるみ 木村恵美 著”という本からサイを作りました。輪郭デザインがきれいなところがたまらないです。マイクロスウェードを使いました。
Not A Turkey
My husband thought I started to sew a turkey plush. It’s not a a turkey! After Thanksgiving while the rest of America was busy shopping for Christmas, I was home experimenting with drafting clean silhouette animal body patterns. To me Holiday … Continued
from books (1)
Aranzi Aronzo publishes really cool and fun sewing books of their cute characters. I got the book form Japan but I think there are English versions available nowadays. I’ve never sewn jersey material for plush toy and it was challenging at … Continued
sewing spheres (2)
As obsessed as I am with problem solving… I made samples of sewing spheres. Usually my plush toys have element of some sort of spherical shapes somewhere so I have sample spheres handy (in CG and in actual piece). My … Continued
Halloween2013
Monsters University (Brock Pearson) Probably this was the shortest schedule I had. Two weekends before Halloween I decided on making Brock. So I drafted the model, the jacket pattern and calculated exact fabric yardage in computer and constructed over 2 long weekends. … Continued
