Manufacture of first piece

The manufacture process.

First I made a plate which I domed.

Then I pierced an oval into the dome.

I then made a second dome, which I also pierced for the top section.

I soldered this on to the bottom dome using wires on the underside so as to minimise the solder required.

I then cut the dome section out and finished off the ends of the top dome.

I then cut the central dome out of a solid piece of metal so that there would be no solder joints and it would be strong enough to support the weight of the piece.

Then I pierced out the gallery and made a groove in the oval dome so that the ribbon, which would run through it, would have space to fit inside the piece.

This piece was then soldered in and a back plate was made.

The metal ribbons were also soldered on.

Once the piece was manufactured it was decided that the ribbons no longer added to the design and after trying other techniques to make and attach them it was decide to leave them off completely. I then incorporated  the ribbons into the design on the back plate, which would cover the ends of the cotton.

I then added the cotton to the piece and riveted the back plate onto the piece.