Maker Monday: Dress Sampling
Sampling one of the vintage dresses for my upcoming 'Make a Vintage Style Dress' workshop at MAC Birmingham.
First up is this fabulous 1960s number and finally getting around to using one of the fabrics i picked up at Josiah Amari in Camden.
Fingers crossed it all comes together properly!
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BCU Private View - Part 3
The Garment Technology graduates also showcased their work in an exhibition as well.
A lovely variety of projects with great CAD work and sewn garments.
See more in the video below:
BCU Private View - Part 2
Also showing at the private view was the amazing work of the Costume Design and Practice course.
Take a look at the video above to see the their lovely project outcomes and their work on Wondrous Stories, and amazing open air show in Birmingham to start the Birmingham 2022 Festival.
Read more about the project here: Wondrous Stories | Motionhouse
About Last Night...BCU Private View
Its that time of year again when we celebrate the hard work of our final year students.
The private view for Birmingham City University was last night and it was great to see all the hard work of their collections.
First up...Fashion Design.
Take a sneak peek of the videos above to see the amazing projects that they've created this year.
Maker Monday - Mending...again!
I'm sure this is a familiar site to you all...the favourite jumper, old with wear, getting holes which keep getting bigger!
I try really hard not to throw anything away, so I handstitched the holes closed after darning the edges to prevent them fraying further.
Another piece saved from landfill.
Sewing Saturday at MAC Birmingham: Intro to Pattern Cutting
It was another great class at MAC Birmingham on my Introduction to Pattern Cutting course.
This one day workshop focusses on taking precise custom measurements and drafting a skirt block pattern from step by step instructions.
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We spent the morning measuring and drafting...Its always really important to take accurate measurements. Otherwise it will throw the pattern off and can be difficult to remedy.
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Everyone did wonderfully well yesterday; the fit was very close on all of the patterns so no major amendments were needed.
Thank you to everyone who came; it was so lovely to see some familiar faces as well 😊
There is one more course left for the 2022 MAC calendar: my 2 day Make a Vintage Style dress workshop. If you would like to find out more about this class, click on this link.
Please note, this course will be spread across 2 Saturdays in July - The 16th and the 23rd
Commuter Findings
At my local train station, these large prints have been added to the windows of one of the platforms. A nice addition of graphics and colour to brighten the morning commute.
It doesn't say who its by...if you happen to know who created it, let me know!
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