Final show and fabric file and resource file...x

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Final Garment.....!

For my garment i chose to remake one of my garments 
I chose the dress. that i thought was the best and had the best outcome and chose a different  fabric.
To see if the outcome would be different.
The Fabric was sourced in A-Z Fabrics in shepherds Bush
And is a cotton and linen mix
It cost £5 a meter and i bought 2meters all together it was £10
I used most  of the fabric because of the smocking and i used the material as lining.

I used the same technique as the first garment.

It took the same time to do the smocking. so  i was happy with that.

It looked the same but the only thing is that this fabric frayed more than the other.

Making this was easier and i even made the pattern fit me. so it shows i have learned to alter patterns. The production pattern was a size 12 and i made it a size 4.

I have taken the zip off twice because i felt it wasn't neat enough so that was the only problem i had.

Not a lot went wrong so i was pleased and enjoyed making the dress. 

Compared to the first dress the sewing has improved.

This fabric was easier to press because it wasn't as slippery.
So i learnt the difference between the 2 fabrics and learnt that it is key to pick the right fabric to match the design.
I think the garment is fashion because it shows skill and style and it's unique. 

Week 9...!

Week 9
I made trousers
The fabric was sourced in hackney 
The fabric is cotton
And cost £3pm and i bought 2meters and used jus one meter.
I wanted to add detail at the waist band.
So i ruffled the waist and made them high waist.and pressed the ruffles in place.

As a garment it looked well but i made the waist to small. even i put a waist band in.
so next time i would but a zipper on the side.

i was pleased with the detail on the waist, it gave the trousers character 

I was disappointed they didn't fit and couldn't be worn.

I wanted them to be wide legged instead of fitted. 

Things  that went right and wrong

The fabric didn't fray and pressing it, it stayed in place like the hem. 

But next time i would make them shorter.

 The stitching

 

I made it as neat as i could and there's improvement compared to the first garment.

I like the detail of the waist 

but next time i would insert a zip to have an opening.

Week 8..!

Week 8 
I made a dress 
I wanted to make a dress and show some pattern cutting skills. 
I made my pattern from scratch used a basic dress block, then i added a button stand. and a collar
And made the hem shorter.
The fabric was sourced in Shepherds bush.and is a satin
I used 1.half meters.
And it cost £3  a meter and i got 2 so £6 all together.




I couldn't find the right size buttons in time so i had to insert a zipper instead.

As a garment i was please with it. I liked The shape and when i had to present it, it wouldn't fit on the mannequin, so i had to wear it. 

It came out really good except for the white thread showing. 

I was abit disappointing that when i had to present it 

the thread started showing.

the fabric was nice to sew had no problems at all. It frayed abit but not too much ..

Pressing it was ok it made the dress have a nice finish and more presentable.

I put the zip at the front seam  and cut the back on fold.

And maybe put it on the side.

The collar was a nice detail to the dress.

I think i would make this dress again but in a different fabric.

I done a 3cm hem 

Next time i would make the button stand bigger to fit different size buttons.

Week 7..!

Week 7
I made i made a maxi skirt.
I chose to make a maxi skirt because the fabric flowed and the colour was really nice and i just thought of summer for the season.
I went a different approach this time instead of using a pattern.. i draped the skirt on the mannequin .
I thought to try something new and see the outcome.
I just experimented with the fabric and started doing little tucks around it  and then i just cut it out and added seam allowance on the stand.
The fabric was sourced in Shepherds Bush and is a chiffon
And cost £ 3pm and i got 2.75 meters so in the end it was £8.25

I added a waist band to make it easy to get into. I didn't want to put a zip because the material was really thin and didn't want to end up ripping it 

The only problem i had was finding a colour for the thread to match so i just used black thread.

The hem was done neat but the black thread made it look odd. next time i would search high and low for the right colour thread.

From the comments i got when i wore it i would say it is quite fashionable.. and appealed to the people who saw it.

I was very pleased with the outcome but there's always room for improvement. 

I would use different thread and add more tucks all the way to the bottom.

later on i wore the skirt as dress and got good comments from people.

Week 6..!

Week 6
I made Shorts 
It was something new and have never done it before so i didn't know how they would come out.
The fabric was bought in shepherds Bush 
And was £3pounds a meter and bought 2meters.
I used about half a meter.
The fabric was a tweed

I got my inspiration from these shorts i liked the right hand side ones because they were simple and it was the first time i made shorts.

I liked them on and the shaped. I was shocked i made them to fit. which was good and was the first time i made something of my own fit me. I aslo put in darts to add more shape.

pressing it was hard because high heat was hard, the fabric wouldn't stay in place.

I put a waistband and that was quite easy to put in.

The only thing that went wrong was that the fabric frayed a lot, so for next time i would over lock fabric like this to make it neater and more presentable.

i hemmed the bottom of the shorts and that's when the thread kept pulling i unpicked a few times and it ruined the shorts.

next time i will try to get it right the first time.

The zip was easy to put and i inserted a invisible zip.

Week 5...!

Week 5
This i made another dress and someone else picked the fabric.
The fabric was sourced in Whitechapel  and is a satin.
And was £2.80 a Meter. and i used 1 meter out of 2meters.


This dress i made a strapless pattern for it.

This is before i  put the zip in.

I was happy with the dress at the stage because it looked quite fashionable.

But when i was sewing it the fabric was pulling.

Personally the colour is not something i would pick personally.

The fabric was irritating because it was slippery and the seams weren't very neat.

  When i came to pressing it. The fabric was not doing what i wanted it to do. I tried low heat and high heat and the high heat almost burnt it.

and the fabric just kept pulling so i started pulling the rest of it to create the crinkle look.

that was one of the things that went wrong.

Even the hem was pulling so i was getting aggravated with the garment.

The shape of the dress didn't come out bad the seams matched up.

The zip was the easiest. It improved over the few weeks.