Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 5

Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 5

Now I had my design for the Chain I had to fix it in place.

Pin Chain

 

The first thing I did was to Pin the Chain In place. This was easier said that done. It kept moving whilst I was trying to set the Cogs so in the end I had to use several Pins on each bend.

 Sew Chain

 

I decided that I was going to have to Sew the Chain bit by bit. I was going to have to add the Cogs the same way. In the above photograph it shows the first part of the Chain and the first Cog Sewn in place.

I then continued to do this with the second part of the Chain and the second Cog. The third was slightly more awkward as I couldn’t designed whether to have the Chain hanging down on the inside of the Washer or the Outside. I eventually decided on the latter.

I then used the same process on the opposite side of the Mask. This worked out slightly different as there was a greater difference in size of the Cogs.

Mask Back

 

Next I turned my attention to the Back of the Mask. I had made the Hands of the Clock by Sewing Copper Wire. Unfortunately the Ends of this wire were very Sharp. I found whenever I tried the Mask on these Ends were digging in and scratching my Face.

Naturally I would be putting a Back on this Mask as I had the others. However since I use the Inner part as a pouch I had visions of hundreds of pieces of torn up tissue as the result of the Sharp Ends tearing the tissue.

Back Patch

 

I decided that in order to avoid this problem what was needed was an extra Piece of Material. For want of a better term I was going to add a Back Patch.

I found some scrap black material then Cut and Hemmed it. Since it was not going to be seen it didn’t need to be symmetrical just large enough to cover the Sharp Ends. I used Blanket Stitch to Sew the Top and Bottom. I couldn’t Sew the Sides as it would have Shown through.

 

Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 4

 Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 4

For my next part I needed more material.

Plaited Copper

 

Since the last was Metallic I needed the same but instead of using Silver I decided to use Copper. This would tie in with the Copper Hands of the Clock.

I decided to take three strands of the Copper and Plait them together to make a twisted Copper Wire.

Copper Wobbles

 

My friend Laura had explained that Steam Punk was not necessarily symmetrical. I therefore Encircled the Clock Face. I have to confess that I was not entirely happy with the result.

Although I hadn’t completely Sewn it in place as yet I found it to be extremely bendy and twisted out of shape. I decided to have a vote on it and it turned out 3 to 1 against.

Copper Copy

 

I unpicked the Wire and with a much longer piece I started again. This time I mimicked the opposite side. This looked far better and got the thumbs up from my friend.

Cog Idea

 

My friend had also had the idea of moving the Ear Chains towards the Centre. However I had another idea and decided to try and continue the Clock theme using some of her Cogs along with mine.

Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 3

 Out of Zone Mask 2020 Part 3

As I stated previously I am Out of my Comfort Zone with this Mask. Time to consult an expert a.k.a. my friend Laura https://www.alyssa-rose.co.uk/

We had quite a discussion, I told her my ideas and she told me mine plus a quick raid of her Steam Punk items. (A later blog)

Need Chain

 

I wanted to Frame the work that I had done so far but I was unfortunately out of Chain. So after a trawl around the Charity Shops and Flea market I got this for a pound. 

Pin Silver Chain

 

I cut off both sections of the Chain and trimmed to size. I have kept the Beads. I try never to throw anything useful away. I then began to pin the first section in place.

Sew Silver Chain

 

I Sewed the Silver Chain in Place using a simple Tacking Stitch through the Loops.

Silver Square

 

I now had a Silver Square or more accurately a Silver Rectangle around one of the Clock Faces. I was very happy with the result.

The next blog will deal with the other part of the Mask.