The Japanese used amazing techniques of braiding and attaching leather together, the produced very beautiful armours that functioned more than just protection.
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| I really don't like this one, the colours and the obvious techniques makes this look too 'arty-crafty' the kind of thing that I have seen in old leather how-to-do craft books. I don't want my final piece to have this effect. I am glad I have figured out what makes the leather have this style so that I can stay well away and try harder to keep my work looking contemporary and completely new. |
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| For this sample I used super soft leather and cut it into quite thick strips to that it would gather before it went in to the small punched holes. I like this piece because its quite gentle and subtle and I like the many layers which all act as one piece. |
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| These samples are my favourite and the most effective. I used soft leather and cut it to the right thickness that is would be scrunched into the holes. I think the colours work well because the strips blend in with the background. I also like how close the piieces are together so it looks like one solid sheet of textured ruched leather. I photocopied the sample aswell to see if it would pick up the texture of the surface. I think it makes a nice image which I might later explore in a different medium. |
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| For this piece I used the same technique but I weaved in a random pattern, still trying to maintain the solid effect. I don't think this worked as well as the original as it doesn't give as much impact. |
I produced my own sample of weaving and braiding from looking at the armour, some of them I like and some of them I didn't.