Laser Cutting
Lela Rose
Spring Summer 2007
Ready to Wear
As you can see above, there is an image of a garment by Lela Rose in her Spring/Summer 2007 collection, where the detailing has been made using a laser cutter.
Laser cutters are machinery that cuts into a surface, which provides a cleaner and more accurate cut towards a higher quality finish. Laser cutting works better on synthetic fabrics due to the plastics in these fabrics melting creating a sealed edge that will not fray, whereas more natural fabrics will singe by the heat holding the fibres in place.
Laser Cutting Machine
Above are two images that I have created using illustrator. They are laser cutting examples that can be used on a garment. You could put this design on the bottom of a skirt to cut out or on the neckline of a top or a dress. You could also use this on a waistband.
When creating this, I used guides and rulers to make the pattern the same, and then I used the pen tool to create a filled shape. When creating these, you have to make sure that you do not use too many bezier points due to the laser struggling to cut the fabric and it may take a while.
Above are the laser cutting designs placed on to a dress. as you can see I have played around with the positioning, to the waistband and hem.
Would be fantastic to see these mocked up onto a garment shape.
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