garment step by step

skirt step by step

step one : I cut out all of my pattern pieces and pinned the two side seams together

step two: I then proceeded to sew the seams together with a 1.5cm seam allowance

step three: I then pinned in 2 darts into the front panel of the skirt to about 5cm down the front of the skirt, sewing along the pinned area before sewing backwards 2cm to secure the seam and stopping it pointing out.

step four: repeated step 3 on the back panel.

step five: I pinned together the other side seam before sewing straight down to create the seam (1.5cm)and securing the stitch 

step six:I cut out another front and back to the skirt pattern to line the skirt.
step seven:I repeated step two to five.
step eight: put the right sides off the skirt together and pin
step nine: sew along the hem (1.5cm seam allowance) and secure the stitch and turn the skirt the right way out.

step ten:I then cut out a piece of fabric ( 10 cm in width) for the waistband 

step eleven: I then pinned to right sides of the waistband and the skirt together.

step twelve: sew along the waistband and skirt all the way around (1.5cm seam allowance) 

step thirteen : press a line (1.5cm)  and the un sewn area of the waistband and pin along the right side of the skirt and top stitch 0.5cm away from the waist band edge and secure the stitch.

step fourteen: cut any loose threads and the skirt is complete.

top step by step 

step one: cut out all the pattern pieces 

step two: pin the front bodice and side front panels together 

step three: sew straight along the seam 1.5cm seam allowance and secure the stitch 

step four: repeat this on the other bodice panels.

step five: fold over the edge of the back panels (about 2cm) and press
step six: measure out the correct and even placing for your eyelets mark the fabric with tailors chalk
step seven: get the fabric hole punch and a hammer
step eight: line the punch up with the marks you made on the fabric
step nine close the punch on the mark and hammer until a hole has been made continue this with all the marks made on the fabric
step ten: place an eyelet into the first hole hold and place use the eyelet finisher to secure the eyelet continue with all holes

step eleven : pin bandages onto corset and sew 0.5cm away from the edge of the bandage sew both edges of the bandage 

step twelve : continue sewing the bandages to the corset until its covered

step thirteen: lace up corset with choice of ribbon or in my case bandages
step fourteen: cut any loose threads and the corset is complete.

pattern pieces

This is my original pattern piece for my skirt it was a size twelve floor length skirt, I used this pattern create a mock skirt after seeing my mock skirt I decided that it wasn't quite what I wanted for my final garment so I changed the pattern.

1.5cm seam allowance
cut on the seam

second skirt pattern :Using the pattern above as a block I shortened the length, I made a mock skirt but decided that it wasn't what I wanted my skirt to look like so i changed my pattern.

1.5cm seam allowance 

cut on the seam 

third skirt pattern: This is the pattern I decided to use for my final garment , I used a block pattern for a pencil and dramatically shortened the length and added a large waistband and lined it. I really love the way the skirt turned out its exactly what I wanted my final garment to turn out.

1.5cm seam allowance 

cut on the seam 

Bandage samples

Before making my garments I had to sample the bandges and how well the dye or ink reacted with them ,I tryed many techniques from wetting the bandages or watering down the dye but dripping the dye onto the bandages proved to be the best way to get the dark and bloody effect that I was looking for, I used different coloured inks and dyes to help decide which colours worked best I found an orange dye that gave a great effect looking like blood once drying on the bandages.

I really love theses samples as they gave me a chance to explore something new and I really enjoyed discovering new ways to sample by myself.

Fab paint samples

During my exploration period I experimented with "fab paints" to create a number of different samples,

sample1&3&4:I used various colours of the fabric paint to create samples using wooden stamps, after I had finished with the stamps I placed the samples between two sheets of A4 paperand ironed until the paint was dry, once the paint is dry you can wash the fabric in 40 degree wash without the paint running and ruining the print.

I really like the stamp samples as they are quite pretty and delicate.

Is it our eyes that define our beauty ?

People often look into your eyes to see the emotions you are feeling but personally i believe they are the most beautiful part of the human form the way the sparkle and brighten when your happy or excited is fascinating, so for my research I took pictures of myself and my class mates eyes.

jen pettitt

jenny pendlebury

debbie langan

chloe davies (me)

or our hair colour ?

We are always trying to make ourselves appear more ascetically pleasing whether its changing our make up or dress style most commonly its our hair colour, for some research I took pictures of the hair colour of myself and some of my class mates showing the diversity in colour from ginger to blonde.

hazel Roberts

gemma Nichol

jenny pendlebury

Shauna Watson

Chloe Davies (me)

Debbie langan

Jen pettitt

Tie dye samples

During my exploration stage I tried a range of different techniques including batik and tie-dye,

sample one: I dripped wax onto a piece of fabric to and dipped it into a green dye combining batik and tie-dying, I really love the way this sample turned  out as it creates a lovely effect and gives a much cleaner mark than tying the fabric.

samples 2,3,4,5: For these samples I used different tye-dying techniques such as tying,folding and scruching the fabric then placing in to the bowl for dye leaving each sample in for a different amount of time to view the effect it had on the fabric and technique

sample 2&3: I folded the piece of fabric in half and contiue folding, once Ive finished folding the fabric I secure the folds by tying a strand of string around the middle of the fabric and place into the dye for around 2 mintues before removing the fabric piece and running it under cold then hot water then leaving it to dry.

sample 4&5&6: I scruched and twisted the fabric into multiple knots before placing it into the dye for 4 minutes when i then removed the samples and ran them under hot and then cold wated before leaving them to dry.

sample 6: On this sample I used abit of fabric manipulation, using a craft knife I made a small cut in the middle of the fabric and began to fray the edges of the fabric to create a ripped ragged effect.

I really love the way all my samples have turned out they are all quite quirky and bright.