Week 9/02.

After completing a raglan sleeve sample, I can start designing my garment after having a better understanding of what the jacket could look like. I think that the triangle shape in the shoulder could be larger to make this stand out more and be a bigger element. 

In my design process I found it useful to draw on an image of the raglan sleeve to help me visualize what the designs would look like on a body, or mannequin. It also helped me to develop my designs as once I had done one design, I could develop this on the same page to show clearly how I have developed my thinking. This also helped me to think about my designs as I knew the scale of my current raglan sample so having the drawings over this helped me to think about what size they would need to be. 

I started pattern cutting with the raglan sleeve, which I used the same method as learnt in class, before tracing each sections, front, back and sleeve. I found the process of this first step overall okay but I did have to slightly adjust my thinking as I am not using the normal bodice block. Once traced I spilt the sleeve in two and curved the sleeve and added the shape to from the shoulder pad. I then traces the back pattern onto paper, flipping it to create the back piece in one before drawing lines where I would want the different panels to be. These then got traces of with seam allowances, keeping the drawn back pieces as a reference to me helping my see where each piece would go, noting down each pieces number to keep the sewing order simple. 

Making the patterns for the trousers was slightly challenging as I needed to think through which way to cut the pattern to allow the cut out section in the trousers to be in the right direction. When cutting and lashing the trousers bock to be made into flairs I made sure to note down the measurements so that I could replicate it for the other leg. Trying to match up the different panels for the back and the front took time as I wanted to make sure the side seams would line up.

I found that pattern cutting this suit pushed me as I tried to not keep the blocks shape in my garment especially with the jacket and raglan sleeve. I think I worked well to develop my trousers as I developed my trousers design to have more layers and patterns. I found tracing off each pattern helpful rather than cutting the patterns up as it helped me to have a base to go back to from what my patterns would of started from. 

I also made sure to put my patterns digitally onto my design so that I could see what it would look like on my final garment to check that the patterns contrast each other and check that they fit into the place I want them too. This also helped to to complete a lay-plan so that I could order my fabrics with the right amount of fabric for each pattern and section of my garment.