FOSSHAPE DOME

USING THIS NEW FELT-LIKE MATERIAL TO CREATE STEAMED SHAPES

THIS WAS A HARD MATERIAL TO MANIPULATE AND HOLD IN PLACE AS WELL AS SUCCESFULLY STEAM - IT ENDED UP NEEDING A LOT OF STEAM TO SET AND MINE STILL DIDNT SET FULLY, HOWEVER IT WAS GOOD TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT

WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS MATERIAL WAS OFTEN USED IN PANTO TO CREATE EXCESSIVE CLOTHING AND HEADRESSES AND IT IS SEWABLE AND A SOFT MATERIAL AGAINST THE SKIN AS WELL AS EASY TO PAINT

IT STARTED OFF WITH A SMALL SQUARE PIECE OF FOSSHAPE

AND A SMALL SOLID PLASTA DOME TO FORM IT ARROUND

IT WAS SUPER HARD TO WRAP THE FROSSHAPE ARROUND THE MOULD AS THE FELT-LIKE MATERIAL DIDNT WANT TO STREACH TO EASILY, ESPECIALY WHEN THE DOME DIDNT HAVE A FLAT BOTTOM

ONCE THE DOME HAD BEEN FULLY COVERED I HAD TO TRY AND HOLD THE FOSSHAPE IN PLACE WHILST KEEPING MY HAND FURTHER DOWN THE REST OF THE MATERIAL SO IT WOULDNT GET SCOLDED BY THE NEXT STEP

NOW IT WAS TIME FOR THE STEAM - WE USED THE STEAM SETTING ON AN IRON AND KEPT PRESSING THE BUTTON VERY CLOSE TO THE FOSSHAPE AND ALL AROUND THE DOME SHAPE

I WAS STEAMING FOR ARROUND 10 MINS BUT IT STILL DIDNT FULLY SET, HOWEVER IT GOT HALF WAY THERE AND STILL RETAINED ITS SHAPE

IT WAS HARD TO KEEP YMY HAND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STEAM AND IT FREQUESNTLY GOT BURNT

I DIDNT REALLY INJOY USING THIS MEDIUM HOWEVER I CAN SEE HOW IT WOULD BE USEFULL IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES

FOSSHAPE CANT BE REMOULDED LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER EXPLORED MATERIALS, ALSO AFTER A FEW YEARS IT CAN LOOSE ITS SHAPE HOWEVER IT CAN BE REFORCED BACK INTO ITS MOULDED SHAPE WITH THE RE-APLICATION OF STEAM