The day is nearly here..

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Hand in is tomorrow and I’ve never been more prepared! All samples are mounted, sketchbook is complete, garments are pressed and hung up and the report is printed! After 10 long weeks I can’t believe hand in is tomorrow, there’s been some ups and downs but I can say that I’m very happy with the outcome and now I want to take textiles to a new level for my fmp. After trying girls and boys wear this term to experiment with both genders, I’ve now made a final decision to stick with boys wear, and experiment further with that specialism. Hopefully over the summer I will manage to secure placements at kids wear fashion companies to expand my knowledge and experience and make me ready for 3rd year!

But now it’s time to hand in and celebrate the end of 2nd year!

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FUN FUN FUN..

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Yesterday I posted a sneak peak of my photoshoot and the fun that we had on the shoot, and now I’ve got the photos back I’m so excited to post them!

So no more waiting, here they are! ..

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Sneak little peak….

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Yesterday was photoshoot time so here is a little sneak peak behind the fun that went on! I couldn’t imagine standing in front of a camera let alone being 10 years old and doing it, so I’m thankful for the kids for taking part! Can’t wait to see the final shots now!

4 days to go!!

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And the dress is complete!

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    And finally my dress is complete! The process of the dress was the same as the shorts but had an added extra of being woven together with black yarn to create a bold line and stand out. The one negative point about the dress is I wish I had of put pockets in the side seams to make it more wearable but I still think it works without them. Now it’s time to get ready for my photo-shoot on Friday for both outfits!

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Two down one to go!

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The past week has been all about the making and manufacture of my textile garment, and after hours of weaving and hours or embroidery my shorts and t-shirt are done! The process of my shorts was to bondaweb felt onto the cotton drill in the pattern I created on one of final samples and embroid on top of it which was created with a pattern inspired by research in my sketchbook.The process of my t-shirt was reverse applique which consisted of weaving a layer to go underneath the jersey, embroidering shapes on the jersey and then cutting the middle out to reveal the weave.

Overall I’m really pleased with the outcome of these two garments, and they compliment each other perfectly, can’t wait to finish the dress!

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And so it begins..

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For the next few days it’s all about weave, manufacture, embroidery and more manufacture! Yes. it’s time for the final garments to be made and the countdown has begun. Today the final weave for my appliqued t-shirt has begun and I have made a steady process. I find weaving so therapeutic, I can just sit there in my own little world and just weave weave weave. By the time I know it I’ve nearly finished the board! Now it’s time to start weaving my felt for the dress!

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Final decisions..

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After designing another set of designs, linking to draping photos and more research development, Jenny and I narrowed down the 40 designs to a final line up of 8, which is one of our assessment components. All in which had to compliment each other and vary slightly in style and size. The final 8 that we chose are by far my favourite designs and I’m happy with that decision, and now can’t wait to see my final 2 made!

Here are the final 8, ranging from oversized t-shirt dresses to playsuits and raglan t-shirts and shorts.

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Toiles Toiles Toiles..

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As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs the past few days has been all about toiling! Getting the right shape, style and fit. And after 2 whole days of pattern cutting and manufacturing they are complete and am very pleased with them. So today we had a small toile review with Jenny, in which we pinned my final samples onto the toiles to see how they would look and if they complimented each other. Overall I’m very satisfied with the chosen designs and textiles techniques and can’t wait to start making to see the final outcomes.

Now it’s time to finalise my designs and start the making process!

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Draping time..

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After my design selection yesterday I gathered all my final 8 samples and started draping them on a mannequin to get some more inspiration for my next 20 designs. To start with all I could see in my head was just my A3 samples but after some playing around I achieved a few drapes I loved and could really see them in designs and garments. So here are a few of my ideas.

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Even more samples!

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Previously I posted images of my final samples, and last week I managed to finish the final 3, two being made with felt with free-hand embroidery on and the other one being reverse applique with weave underneath. All these three samples are a different colour palette, matching a weave I had done in my sketchbook based on Hundertwasser, all contrasting my first colour palette. Personally I much prefer this colour palette as it’s more gender neutral and not so ‘in your face’ bright. So hopefully after I finish toiling I can pin them on and see what they will look like on my garments.

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