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Step 2Pattern Making
The Flower Gasket Rain Jacket was a pun on the idea of a gasket that serves as a waterproof seal between two parts and a rain jacket that serves as a waterproof seal between a person and their environment. I decided to use various gasket types as a module for creating my own pattern based off of the flowery rendition of brocade. The pattern you create will suit your own wishes - that is the fun of DIY!
Using the computer and programs like AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator, I was able to trace, rotate, scale and combine the gaskets into a pattern that I found appealing. In this pattern you can see that the different lines have different weights or thickness; this determines what intensity the laser cutter will cut. The lighter the line, the less intensity of the laser. In this case the light lines were only scored, while the heavy lines were fully cut through.
Using the computer and programs like AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator, I was able to trace, rotate, scale and combine the gaskets into a pattern that I found appealing. In this pattern you can see that the different lines have different weights or thickness; this determines what intensity the laser cutter will cut. The lighter the line, the less intensity of the laser. In this case the light lines were only scored, while the heavy lines were fully cut through.
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