The material used for this miniature house is kitchen cloth. Due to the manufacture company the colour is blue/white and has cross patterns over the surface. I actually really love this as it gives the house a character, almost it's own name if you like. The pattern also came in handy when I was constructing the model. The lines act as guide lines and I was able to check against the cross sections to see whether I was obtains a straight line or not. This came in handy as it ultimately had an effect on the accuracy and precision of the house.
the construction approach.
originally from a pack of ten the cloth came folded up into 4 sections. It was noticeable and obvious that the more layers the stronger the surface of the cloth was. I took this simple information and dissolved it into my mini house model so that it would stand stable and replicate the given dimensions on the brief.
-firstly I stuck together the two pieces of cloth to give strength to the structure. Then I was able to work much more effectively
-fold the length of the cloth into 5 sections (3 of which being 5cm in length and the other 2 being 3.2cm)
-then I split the whole cloth into one strip still with the 5 folds present. the strips width was now 8cm (that of the houses width)
-the only way I could connect the strip either end was to form a flap at one end. I sprayed the flap with 3M SPRAY MOUNT and applied pressure to the joint. This consequently looked clean and had a crisp finish that I'm proud of.
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