Weekly Diary

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Here i have started my final piece, i did this by drawing my own pattern which meant drawing and cutting out a separate top and skirt and then joining them together to create my dress pattern. I did not have to add darts because i am using jersey material which allows the dress to stretch. I then placed my pattern on my material and used tailors chalk to draw the pattern on my material. I did a back and front using the same pattern and then used my own knowledge to cut the neckline, this created a one shoulder dress. I then overlocked the bottom of the dress pieces, the arm holes and also the neck. After that i overlocked the two sides of the dress together, also i did have to take the dress in a little to get a good fit. I then hemmed the remaining open sides which i previously over locked.

For my final piece, i would like to create this sleek body con one shoulder dress with a flowing back. I am going to add on smocking and embroidery which are techniques that i have learnt in textiles. I am also going to do an applique using shapes i have taken from my research, also using the colour pallete from my moodboard which has been inspired by both Aboriginal and Maasai tribes on the final piece itself. The pattern on the cape that will be attached as a flowing back will have aboriginal art inspired shapes and prints on it.

Here i created a flared sleeve and half a bodice. I did this by drawing out and then cutting out the pattern for the sleeve which meant cutting on the fold. I then created a gathered head on the sleeve which meant adding ease to it. To create the ease i used the domestic sewing machine and pulled on the loose thread. Finally sewing the two remaining sides of the flared sleeve together and then attaching the sleeve to the bodice i also made.

Here i have made half a bodice, a peter pan collar and a cuffed sleeve. I did this by cutting out the pattern given to me and also adding the notches. I then began to draw out the pattern onto my fabric, i did this using four parts the bodice top front and back, the collar, the sleeve and the cuff. I began by first of all cutting all the pieces out and then i started off making the bodice, this meant attaching the bodice front and back together leaving the gap for the sleeve and bottom. After that i made the collar by folding the full collar in half and sewing along the two sides and bottom. I then attached the two pieces together by sewing the peter pan collar on to the collar neck of the top.

To make the sleeve the pattern used one piece for the main sleeve and one piece for the cuff. I started by making the cuff of the sleeve by folding it into half and sewing across the 3 side. I then attached this to the sleeve by placing it on top of the sleeve at the smaller end where the cuff should go and sewing along the edge so the two pieces combine. Finally, i folded the sleeve in two sewing the two opposite sides together and leaving a gap in the cuff and at the other end of the sleeve.

Here i have made a zip. I did this by cutting a piece of fabric at all sides the length of a 30cm ruler, i then folded the fabric in half and cut a slit in it big enough for the zip to slip through. After that i placed the zip underneath the fabric and secured it with a few pins, i then turned the fabric around and went round the zip with the domestic sewing machine attaching the two together.