Week Twenty

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This week I learnt how to 3D pattern cut so that I can create structures to link to my topic. I found creating the cube shapes pattern at first quite hard as I found the pattern hard to visualise but once we started to draw and label which parts goes where I understood it more. When it came to sewing the the cube together I sewd it together in a way that I thought would create the shape and it worked. Snipping each corner as you sewd them worked well as it mean that the shape of the cube is accurate. However, I feel like the top shape that goes over the top looks thinner than the sides making it look slightly more like a rectangle, but I don't think this is too noticeable. When I went to add the facing I didn't know how to add this without showing the stitching lines. I overcame this by sewing it to the seam allowance on the bottom so that the hollow shape of the cube is covered whilst the stitching isn't seen. 

I also completed samples of shapes in seams which are inspired by my drawings of the college. When I first sewd the shapes together before bagging then out I used a 1.5cm seam allowance which I realised when I bagged them out as they looked to small. I created the pattern with a 1cm seam allowance to make the seams less bulky once bagged out. As the first shapes had the wrong seam allowance I recut them and and sewd these correctly making the seams less bulky and the shapes smoother. I like the way these samples have turned out as they reflect my moldboard well and I like these would work interestingly in the seams around the body in a pattern and different areas and angles.

I also made a cone like sample to represent air vents or heating structures. i think this has worked well to reflects this as its the same shape. This was easy to sew and create the sample for as we have done this similarly when you create the pattern for pleats or flair. This sample was simple to sew as once I have sewn the piece together all I had to do was snip it to make sure it fully reaches the desired shape. I think that sample was helpful to make as it has made me think of design ideas included this ,for example, around the waist or as a cuff.  

In Textiles this week, I completed 22 designs in the lesson which I was proud of because I completed the work that was set and more. I then at home developed these so that I could narrow down my ideas and link multiple design ideas together into one design. I think completing these design ideas has developed my sketching skills and I made sure to not spend too much time completing each drawing making them more sketchy and fluid. When doing this I experimented with different designs to show a model/ form and I landed on a design that was similar to my original design but more elongated, as this is the style of fashion illustration, and one that I think will be easier to replicate making my designs all look uniformed. To create my final design I think I worked well to incorporate aspects from my developed design ideas and I think my design reflects my message well, of redesigning garments into to something else to reduce waste as you can clearly see that the shirt will be as a skirt and the trousers will be as the top, e.g. shirt buttons on the skirt and the trousers waistband as the hem of the top. I think this works well as it makes my message clear. 

In Stretch this week, we listened to artists talks who are inspired by sustainability or the UN global goals. This was useful as it links to both our stretch project and our textiles project. Although none of the talks where about textiles or fashion it was interesting to learn about other artists and how they started in the creative industry. I made sure to take notes.