Year two Week two

In Pattern cutting this week I learnt how to sew a pl for a cuff. I found this manageable as the steps wher broken down section by section so the information wasn't overwhelming. I think this was a useful skill to learn as I can now finish of a shirt properly with it looking neat.

This week I started my first portfolio page, looking back at my first project and pulling out work I thought would work well together and be of a good enough quality. I looked back at past patterns and decided to collage these.

As this my first page, I hadn't made a illustration before to this level so I learnt how to break down the process, starting with the heads and experimenting with shapes before deciding on the final head to start the process of my body. When doing this I found it useful to look at the shape of the fruit on which the garment was based on rather than a usual shape of a head to make it a more arty illustration. 

I learnt that my illustrations look good with the use of different media’s rather than just one flat piece, for example using oil pastels the make add colour details making it more interesting to look at. 

At home this week to expand on my sleeves,making it more historical and costume like I decided to make a Marie sleeve after seeing it in my 19th Century fashion in detail book as it really like the way that the sleeve bunches making volume. This also mixed historical and modern ways to make clothes as i made it to look traditional but used elastic to rough it in. If i was to do this again I would make the pattern longer to allow for the fabric to create the bubble shape when it bunches up. 

I also experimented with a circle/frill cuff but instead of flopping down this has stayed in the circle shape around rather cuff, which could be useful for a specific costume but was not what I expecting, this could of been because I lined it making it thicker for the weight or as it wasn’t gathered enough.