Work Experience - Day One

I am doing my work experience at a shop called A Stich In Time. This is located in Helsby but they also have one in Chester, next to Abahkan. They do alterations and they also make garments from scratch. I am there for the whole week.

 

Today I observed and asked questions. I worked with Sue who does the pattern cutting. I watched Sue pattern the skirt for a prom dress, which will have a fitting tomorrow.  





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Tom Beddard "Fabergé Fractals"

A Scotland based artist called Tom Beddard has produced a number of amazing geometric shapes which he calls Fabergé Fractals. His creations are beautiful with their intricate designs brilliant colours. He uses a formulaic method to create these.

Beddard explains: "The 3D fractals are generated by iterative formulas whereby the output of one iteration forms the input for the next. The formulas effectively fold, scale, rotate or flip space. They are truly fractal in the fact that more and more detail can be revealed the closer to the surface you travel.

"The fascinating aspect is where combinations of parameters can combine to create structural 'resonances' of extraordinary detail and beauty—sometimes naturally organic and other times perfectly geometric. But then like a chaotic system it can completely disappear with the smallest perturbation."

Couture Illustration

My illustration is aimed at a couture target market. I think it meets the couture standard because the figure is posed in an elegant way and the illustration is very detailed and intricate. The shading and texture I have created with the media has made it look 3D. I have made the dress the main focus. I am pleased with the outcome it looks good and meets my target market.

Manufacture of Final Garment

 Now that I have finished my toile, I have started to manufacture my final dress. I constructed every thing the same, as I did for my toile apart from I inserted concealed zips. I left the waist facing of and the neck piece unfinished because I will do this after I have fitted it to a model. I also left the hem of the skirt because I think it looks nice as a raw edge.

When I was cutting the pattern for the skirt out of the fabric I came across a problem. The fabric, which is leather, creased when folded and it couldn't be ironed. To problem solve this I used tailors chalk to draw the pattern out on the wrong side of the fabric. 

I can't put the origami or the leaves on the dress until it has been fitted to a model but I did construct them ready for when I can sew them on.

Toile Diary 5

Today, I made the pattern for my waist facing.

I overlooked the edges.

 

Then I sewed the front and back facings together on the right side. I left the left side unattached because the zip will be inserted here.

 

I pinned it to the bodice and sewed.

 

Next, I sewed a retaining row.

   

Then I made the pattern for the neck piece. I cut out two neck pieces and ironed on medium weight interfacing onto one of the pieces.

 

Then I over locked to end edges. I sewed the two pieces together on one side and pressed it.

 

Next, I sewed a retaining row and attached it to the bodice.

 

In my design I have over lapping leave shapes on the bodice. To see how it would look I practised on a small section of the toile. 

 I discovered it looks better when the shapes over hang the edges. 

 



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