Cable ties

As the breathe designs are still being finalised all we can do is begin to prepare for the evening Breathe sessions that will being the first wednesday after easter.


One group the Breathers will be spilt into is the 'Jesters'. The distinguishing element for this group is that their costumes will include structural wrist and ankle bands made up of cable ties. To do this a series of ties will be attached to elastic, creating bands the artists can wear. The ties can then be painted into and trimmed to match and blend with the base costumes.


By sourcing clear ties meant we could use dyes to gain vibrant colours to match the character that would be seen in a jesters costume. At first I thought this would be a long process as the plastic ties would not take the dye. However it was an instant process that as soon as you dipped the ties in the saucepan, the colour was absorbed. Looking at the images below you can see the bright colours we created and were even able to dip-dye the yellow, making the tips darker.

With the ties dyed they then needed rinsing off and left to dry ready for the evening sessions to begin.