Nylon Flexible

Nylon Flexible

what is the purpose of using masonry putty?

also please tell me what are these other construction materials. We have to canvas items for our project and I haven't the slightest idea what some of these materials are:

calsomine powder
flexible pipe
TW wire
nylon catches
angle bar
lentrex
tek screw

Masonry putty- to bond loose tile back in place. You can use it to bond stones to grout or cement surfaces.
Calsomine powder... hmm.. dunno
flexible pipe can be used for tons of things. Depends on it's material
nylon catches- like cord pull- ties?
angle bar- does it have holes in it?
lentrex- lighting equipment?
tek screw- part of a sheet rock fastener

If you don't know, look up the image online and find out it's many uses. You'll be surprised at what you find.

Fashion & Beauty Flexible fashion

Imagine a designer dress with absolutely no stitching, held together by a series of buttons and rubber bands. If this sounds like a do-it-yourself project, it is. Button Masala is designer Anuj Sharma's revolution to help bring out the designer in you. Sharma's method of dressmaking involves

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inserting buttons under the fabric and securing them with just a rubber band. By increasing the number of buttons and changing their placement, he can make complex patterns on the same garment.

"My style has always been finding new ways to make garments. With this method, production is easy and the wearer can also make changes. I have only one tailor and to be able to make many garments, the basic pattern needs to be simple," explains the designer, who has never used sketches or measuring tapes for these ‘one size fits all' dresses.

The Unlearning
His students at the National Institute of Fashion Technology and the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, which is where he is based, are forced to start with conventional methods.

"I teach them regular pattern making too, because to break convention, it's important to understand it first. But I myself was pretty bad at draping when I was a student. It's only after practice that I have polished my skills," he grins. Sharma attributes his innovative designs to laziness. "My first collection was made by converting second hand shirts into dresses. I don't like to work for six months on a concept like other designers. The Button Masala collection I figured out in a month, and then for the rest of my time, I did nothing. So my creativity is the outcome of laziness."

His other innovation involves using simple knots on a length of fabric to create different drapes. He explains, "I realised that by making knots at certain places, I could change the shape of a garment. I didn't exaggerate the shape of the knot so that people could replicate it themselves."

No Patents Needed
Sharma refuses to patent his concepts despite sound advice from his colleagues. "Patenting goes against my very idea that design should be inclusive," he says. "People say that others will misuse my ideas, but at least then they will be used." His current concept uses buttons, but he is convinced that you could achieve the same effect if you used anything from pebbles to cigarette butts and bottle caps. "My idea is to bring out the creativity in the wearer. And there is no easier way in the world to make garments."

Do-It-Yourself
Choose a length of fabric that will cover the body.
Remember to keep a little extra depending on the number of buttons you will be inserting.
Place the buttons under the fabric and using rubber bands, secure the buttons in place, starting with the pressure points from where the garment will hang.
To make a basic one-shouldered dress, you need a minimum of three buttons- one at the shoulder and one under each arm.
High quality nylon rubber bands can even be dry cleaned. You can even use thread though rubber bands are faster to knot.

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