Paper, scissors and tape

[liadethornegge]

Look what I made - a miniature pavilion in 1:20 scale. It's very cute. And I drew out the design I want on my pavilion eventually. Only drew it on two panels, but you get the drift.

I was even so anal as to do everything to scale on millimetre-paper, including taping together the strips into one continuous length of paper the equivalent of nearly 35 metres. This design, with one wall-panel too many to act as door, uses up a little over 30 metres. Granted, I did not add seam allowances for the roof as I did for the wall panels, but with that it will not take over 31 metres if I do it right.

Also, ignore the two different colours on roof and wall - they're meant to be the same (dark) blue. Looking at the extant one that is standing in a museum in Basel I think the idea of adding a strip of blue fabric over all the seams would be awesome. 1) adds strength 2) adds interest. Just a matter of matching that colour with the paint I will be using to decorate the panels. Of course, I can just cut strips from the same fabric, paint it with the same blue and stitch it on - doesn't need to be another fabric or tape.

I did some experimenting with how such a strip could be attached as well, and I think I solved where to add it in the process. Of course, that particular solution won't work if it needs to be independent of the seam. My idea was that it was integrated, attached at the same time as the first seam is made.

I think I want the roof a bit steeper than this miniature, but it was great fun to do :)

Comments

[marymont.livejournal.com]

I taped the seams of my newest pavilion with nylon grosgrain ribbon. Method was to take panel one, sew it to panel two, flatfell that seam, edgestitch tape to apply it, sew on panel three, rinse, repeat. See http://housemorien.org/paviliondiary.htm - about 5/8 of the way down.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Edgestitch as in by hand? Or machine it right on either edge? Any chance I could coax you to take a close-up of the outside and inside of one of those taped seams?

Pretty please with a cherry on top? It's not time-critical, obviously, but next time the tent is up... we've been promised pictures, haven't we? :)

[marymont.livejournal.com]

Edgestitch as in machine it right along the edge, as close as I could get without falling off the edge.

I will. I'll try to do it this week.

[goth-twiglet.livejournal.com]

That is so cool!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I finally understand why Terafan recommends doing up little models of your proposed paint schemes and putting up little miniature pavilions all over your place.

They're just so darned fun to make! :):)

Pappaviljong

[(Anonymous)]

Gulle!

Malin

Re: Pappaviljong

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Hehehe :) Tack!