Week Twenty Eight

 Week Twenty Eight

This week in Pattern cutting we started to cut out our final fabrics. We thought it would be best to start with the white fabric as there was the most of it. We worked well as a group to do this as we pinned and cut all together as a group placing the fabrics bin the right place according to our layplan. We managed to cut all the white fabric out in this lesson which was good as we couldn't start this right away as the other members of my group hadn't finished their toiles yet. In the other lesson we continued to cut out our fabrics, we did split into two groups and cut out the fabrics in the different colours which worked well as we managed to cut all our fabrics and start to seam neaten them with the sewing machines.

Over the weekend I made sure to add the open ended  zip to my toile to attach the hood. This was my first time working with an open-ended zip and I found it straight forward as it was clear which side opened and I'd need to sew on.  I also added the elastic in the waistband which has made me sure that Ill need thicker elastic to go in the waistband than the one I have at the moment as whilst its stretchy I think it'll be too thin and light to securely hold the trousers up.

In Photography we continued to make our zines/ tabloids and this went well as I managed to add about six pages to it which finished it off. To finish it of properly I will rearrange a few of the pages layout or add things to make it more interesting. 

In Stretch this week I create initial design based of off each mood board and created different colour ways within this to see how I could include the colours. I did this digitally so I could get a wider range of colours. Doing this helped me to see how I could make each mural link together as the themes don't link to each other. I made sure to use colours I had previously researched so that none of the colors had negative connotations. 

In CAD this week I started and finished making a small look book for my colour project which I think worked well as the page backgrounds link to my garments and I included photos of my two garments and close up pictures of samples with a similar colour scheme aswell. 

I wont be in for the last lesson of the week as I am looking at University open days. 

  

Week Twenty Seven

Week Twenty Seven 

Over the weekend I made the trousers toile, finishing pleating for the side of the leg. I decided to only put the pleats on one side of the toile so that I wasn't wasting time as I was confident in this. When making the toile for the trousers I had to redo them a few times. When sewing the two legs together I was at first confident that I put them the correct way together but when looking at it after I had sewn them I had accidently sewn front of the trousers to the back so there was two holes with no way of being able to get into them as of the crotch seam. After I tried again and ended up with one leg inside out and the other the right way around. So after unpicking them I had tried again and I managed to do it right this time, unfortunately the blog I looked at to help with right the blog was worded a bit incorrect with which pieces should be in/on the other leg which lead me to sew the legs in different sides earlier.

This week I made my top toile which went well as I managed to sew it in one lesson. I made piping to put in the seam, as I think it will work will to contrast the top and work to link the colours and garments together as a group as we will all have features of this blue bias binding. I made the pattern for the facing and the sewd this on. For this I used the burrito method as the opening is the side seam. Doing this has helped me to developed this skill as I needed minimal help from notes to do this which is improvement from last time. 

I received the hood sample from a member of my group so I managed to see how this looked against the top and think of ways on how to attach it to the top. Some of the ways to attach it we considered was sewing it straight onto the top, hooks/eyes, poppers, zips. We ultimately decided to use an open ended zip so they hood can be completely detachably and to use a slightly contrasting colour so that this will be made more of  a feature. 

I pinned the hood to the top of the mannequin with the 'collar' and was happy with how it turned out and how it all stood out. I think to develop the collar I could add the wire into the bias binding channel at the top so that it keeps the shape better.

We also completed our costing/ layplan for all of our pattern pieces so that  I can go any buy all of our fabrics. We decided that each other colour of fabric would have its own layplan so we know how much fabric we need of each colour. 

After college we completed our fashion film in Waverley Abbey. We made sure to keep the comments from our fashion film take test in mind to help improve our fashion film the most it can be. We developed it by including more close up shots of our garments and making some of the clips more snappy. This process went well as we all agreed on the shots we wanted and all gave ideas on what to do and how to pose.

In Photography this week I worked on my Photographing zine and also did a photoshoot based on the connation's of inflate. Firstly, I decided to use the balloons to represent other parts of a persons body, for example, putting it Infront of their face. After doing this I thought about experimenting with shutter speed to create different lines. I like the way this worked and how it made the photos look blurry whilst still being in focus. I also like the way that the red background works well and slightly contrast the grey balloons and white jumper.  

In Stretch this week, I continued the project, Step by Step, using the artists I found last week to research into them to further help inform my task and designing. It helped me to think of design ideas as I took the work from the artist I knew I liked and then found more similar works. After doing this I created work inspired by the artist so that I could think about how this would look on a wall as a mural. I used oil pastels to do this as I thought this would be the best way to create bold and bright colors as they are pigmented. 

In CAD this week I experimented with front page layouts and where I could feature my text and the hierarchy within this, for example most important is the title. This was useful as it will help me to make my look book more proper and laid out correctly. I also experimented with type faces to see which I fell would suit my title and lookbook. We learnt about different websites in which you could access more typefaces for free and download them which was good as now I have a wider range of these to make sure they suit my lookbooks style well. 

Week Twenty Six

Week Twenty Six 

In Textiles this week I started to make the trouser pattern using a block to start the shape. I wanted to make sure these trousers would fit my model so I was thinking of ways of how to expand the pattern. Afterthinking of an option I asked the teacher for advise and I settled on adding 0.7inches/2cm all the way around the the whole pattern. When making the curved parts of the trousers at the bottom of the leg it was challenging because I needed to make the curve equal for the front and the back so that they lined up. To make the curve I added length to the trousers and used my pattern master to make the curved measurements exact so that I can replicate this to the other side. As the trousers are asymmetrical so I had to pattern cut each leg twice to get the front and back so this was quite time consuming. 

After doing this we reviewed our designs and developed them to improve them. Doing this meant that I needed to create more samples based on these so I created pleated samples, experimenting with different widths and pleat measurements. Doing this has inspires other parts off the design to also feature these pleats. I decided to expand ne end of the pleats which has linked to our chosen building well as it creates the curves shapes with lines in them which can be interpreted as windows. 

In the last lesson of the week I made sure to finish the waist of the trousers making sure that the asymmetrical line was going int he same direction in the front and the back. I did this by marking the direction the the front leg went on the back so we I drew the lines they would go the same way. I altered the neckline on the front of the top and angled the hem, adding seam allowances. This went well as I am confident in how to do this.

In Pattern cutting this week, carrying on with the group architecture project, I continued to adjust the trousers shape to fit to my design and drew my fashion flat. I made sure that I had the bodice traced out so that I could take this away to work on. This was my first time seeing the means block and as it was a shirt pattern I decided to make the sides more straight and the neckline lower an wider so it wasn't as fitted. 

On Friday after college I started to pleat the fabric that will go along the trouser seams, this took awhile as of the length but I found the process not too bad as I had previous experience. 

In CAD this week we made a document for our look books for which we ca then add photos in pattern on. This was really useful as the base of the look book is done and now all I need to do is impost the images and add any other design elements/ principles in that I want to include.

In Stretch this week we started a new project called Step by Step would are a charity who specalises in young peoples counselling and homelessness. They want out to design three wall murals that they can add to their spaces. I started to research them  and think about themes I could include. I made sure to think about subject, image and theme connotations as I need the design to stay positive, joyful l and fun. I decided that each design will be based of something different so that they cater to wider audience in hopes that everyone can relate and like at least one of them. I created a mood board and started on next weeks task of artists research as I was finished early. I am enjoying this project so far as I am looking into art styles and artist that I usually wouldn't look at or focus on in this course. 

Week Twenty Five

Week Twenty Five

For textiles this week we worked together to create a mood board based of the one we designed personally so that we all had aspects we wanted in our group mood board. This was useful as when we started to create initial ideas we where all making designs based off of the same pictures and drawings. To develop our initial designs when we where at home we made sure to send our initial designs to each other to gather feedback an dhow to improve our design so that everyone had opinions on the developed deigns. Then in the lesson we designed the final designs for our group architecture projects together based off of the developed designs so that the collection would work cohesively and well together. I think that this process has worked well because all our designs work well together for example the asymmetrical lines or cutouts which will be shown even clearer with the matching fabrics and colours. 

In Pattern cutting this week to prepare for the deadline I made sure to print out all the pictures I need to feature in my bookwork and diary of making. I handed in my garment in this first lesson as I was happy with this being done after sewing the tags. In the next lesson I handed in my workbook for the deadline. To prepare for this I decided to slightly change the order of my pages so that the flow was cohesive and flow well. 9 tried to focus on my presentation in the newer pages of this book, for example adding lines to make the pages look more visually interesting which also link to my mood board. In this new section of the project, I want to continue working on my presentation and add colour paper around where I add annotations so that they're clear and add bolder titles so my pages are clear and obvious straight away. 

In our other pattern cutting lesson we had a talk by Lee Dawson from Samuel Brothers tailor which was interesting to learn what they handle in there day to day and how much everything costs. It was good to learn his opinion about CVs and how to put everything you're good on in the first paragraph and to never lie as if you're asked to do something and then you aren't confident in it then it doesn't look good on you. He said that a skill that is really important is hand sewing so I think that I shall try and use this skill more often so that this is something I can do quickly and neatly. This talk was good as it was good to get information on the industry and how to stand out a bit more in the industry and also get tips like how you should roll your tape measurers and how they can stretch. 

In Stretch this week I handed in my weave that I completed and then wrote up my analysis and plaque so that if my work is feature in the gallery the viewers can recognise what the purpose is and my global goal. 

In CAD we learnt about editorialistaion, which made sure think about how we can edit our look books that we will make so that only the best photographs are featured in our books. We started to think about the order of our look books and how we want our layout to be what was useful as when we put this into InDesign that process will be quicker in adding the photos. 

In Photography this week, we reviewed our fashion films that we had made and how we could improve and develop them. We received feedback to include more close up shots of the garments and snappier shots to keep interest while shooting the architectural shots. It was also suggested that we could create almost a loop, for example, start coming out of the bricks and then shoot the film an then end going back int the bricks. An positive comment was that the vibe and filter of the film matched the architecture and audio them.