Trouser number 3

TROUSER 3: shorts

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FABRIC: Viscose, 3 pounds per meter.


For these shorts I closely followed the pattern from a pair of shorts that I already have. I think that it works well as a garment and floaty skirt-like-shorts are in fashion at the moment. 

Whilst making these shorts I got the opportunity to again practice making a zip fastening on the back.

Dress number 3

DRESS 3

FABRIC: embossed jersey £3 per meter

Finding inspiration from the clothes worn by friends and family, I wanted to make a dress like this one shown below...

For the arm straps I used the metal loops of an old t-shirt that I have.

 The straps are all binded and blend into the top of the dress.

I then sewed all the seams together.

 The final outcome:

 I am really pleased with the outcome of this dress, especially with the success of the recycled straps. I think that the raised texture of this garment is what gives it a character amongst other similiar dresses.

 The feedback I got for this dress was positive and complimented the neatness and successes involved in its production. This dress was an combination of various techniques that I am quite confident using so I did not encounter many problems.

Skirt number 3

SKIRT 3

FABRIC: Leatherette £3 per meter

I wanted to make the third skirt in a similiar way to how I made my first one, like a panel skirt; though for this one i wanted to try and insert in seam pockets.

I used this video to help me do it. Although it's an old video and a bit cheesy in places, the instructions are really straight forward to follow...

The resulting garment:

I was really plesed with the outcome of the pockets as through trial and error, they came out a good usable size and did not comprimize the overfall appearance of the dress.

I did not really enjoy using this material as it was difficult to handle in the sewing machine, it would regularly coil up and stop me sewing any further.

Initially I imagined that with the tension of this fabric that it would arrise problems in producing garments of a desired size, although fortunately, my cut pattern was successful in producing the desired size without problem.

Trouser number 2

TROUSERS 2

FABRIC: metallic jersey, £3 per meter

I was really uninspired by this fabric at first; it didn't suggest much to me in the way of garment shapes and forms. I decided to make a simple pair of leggings, with an elasticated waistband.

I found this fabric fine to work with; despite it being stretchy, it sewed fine on the sewing machine. I do not think that this garment worked very well as a solo piece and could be fashion with the addition of something extra, something with more individuality and character.

I was not very happy with the feedback I got for this garment though I can understand how the simplicity of the garment i.e. leggings can lack adventurous or excitement impressions.

Dress number 2

Dress 2

FABRIC: crushed velvet £3 per meter.

I wanted to take advantage of this fabric being stretchy, and decided to make a figure-hugging midi dress.

For the hem on this dress i only sewed up the back, the front just rolled on itself so i left it.

I also particularly like the hem on the neck. I left it to roll on itself and it worked out nice and neatly.

I was very pleased with the outcome of this dress. The feedback I got was positive acknowledging that it appears to be a wearable dress though they commented on the simiplicity of the form, noting that there were only two seams.


With this feedback in mind, I think that I could have very well used this produced garment as a wearable and neat framework to build upon adding something distinctive and extrovert.

Skirt number 2

Skirt number 2

For this skirt i purchased a wetlook PVC at £2 per meter.


I had a feeling this fabric would be tricky to work with so i practiced working on a few small samples.

Fortunately the fabric sewed fine.

The first thing i did was fold the fabric into four, then cut out the full circle skirt i wanted as shown in the picture below (left).

I then folded it out and cut in a seam for the zip to go into.

Then i sewed the seam together. I quite enjoyed working with this fabric, especiallydue to how it surpasses my expectations.

The zip was very hard to do as i did not have a zip foot

 

Overall i did like the final outcome of the skirt. It reminded me of the classic 60's look, appearing bright and extrovert, proud and loud.

The feedback I got for this garment was not very good as they were unimpressed by the simiplicity of the production. I agree that this garment is quite simple to make though I think its simplicity is why I am fond of its fashion.

Trouser number 1

Trousers number 1

Fabric: cotton linen which was £6 per meter.

For my first pair of trousers i wanted to make some harem pants. I looked at youtube for some inspiration and found this video. This video was really helpful with achieving the shape for my harem trousers.

 

By following the instructions from the video i came up with these...

I like the way these pants are light and flowy, draping over the body beneath, though it also hangs loosely away from the body and maintains its own fluid form.

I was very pleased with the outcome of the trousers, as they can be worn on a day-to-day basis and i thought they were very well made. I can see myself wearing these out during the summer.

The feedback I got for these harem pants was positive complimenting the wearability of the garment.

Dress number 1

Dress number 1

Fabric: vibrant pink polyester which was £2 per meter

For my first dress I wanted to do it similar to my paneled skirt to get the opportunity to practice the techniques involved.

I did the dress in panels, however I cut some of the panels the wrong way around so some were shiny side up and some were shiny side down.

I also made a neck piece. I found this piece very awkward to sew in place, i think i will do another garment with this to get better at doing it.

During the making of this dress I encountered various problems, though overcame them eventually. 

With an improvement in the neatness and success of production I think that this garments has a good fashion and can work quite well in the right settings.

First garment- Skirt number 1

skirt number 1

For my first skirt I made a simple panel skirt with a waistband.

The skirt has 8 panels going around with a lined waistband.

 I didn't know how to attach a button or create a button hole so i simply snipped a whole for the button hole and stitched the button to the skirt.
 

overall i thought it was a good attempt to my first skirt. The fabric was easy to work with.

This skirt was made with a blue poly-cotton which was £1.50 per meter.