BCU MA Fashion Show 2018: The Images

As an alumni of this course, I have been attending the MA Fashion Show at Birmingham City University since I graduated in 2013.

Last nights show displayed some incredibly strong work; the silhouettes and cut were innovative but not so far as to take away its purpose as wearable clothing, the developments in print and application were beautiful to look at and the attention to detail was exquisite.

Well done to everyone who took part. Take a look at some of the images from the show below. The name of the designer is underneath.

Fiona Lu

Matej Lovric

Yingqi Xu

Stefan Emanuel Ungureanu

Meng Han

Jing Yi Lin

Huishi Ye

Zuo Zuo

Xin Lian

Yu Pan

Yongyun Zhang

Jialu Zhang

Kehan Yang

Yihui Jiang

Xiner Du

Weichang Yang

Jiajing Zhang

Anca Maxim

Jing Guo

Lisi Du

Helen Simone Johnston

Amber Leigh Prescott

Jessica Wilde

Ke Zhou

Sophie Clements

 

#aboutlastnight: BCU MA Fashion Show 2018

#aboutlastnight . An amazing #fashion show by #birminghamcityuniversity #masters #degree #students . Here’s a preview of the finale . More photos to come . @yungclub @claire_kel @jasbirkaur1 @_heather_orr . #fashiondesigner #fashionstudent #design #fashionshow #finalcollection #visionforthefuture #mafashionbcu18

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More photos to come-Stay tuned for more!

Pattern Drafting at The Sewing Cafe: Session 3

Today marked the last session of my pattern drafting workshops for the trouser and bodice.

In the bodice session, we worked on making the fit just right, checking that it was comfortable and that the sleeve worked well. Absolutely love the flamingo printed fabric that was used to test a t-shirt shape!












And in the afternoon....

The trousers were made in the final fabrics and the fit double-checked before finishing them off with a side zip and an inside facing.








Thank you to everyone who came to the workshops. We're looking to develop more courses soon so stay tuned to see how you can develop your skills further in some new pattern cutting classes.


If your interested in taking one of my workshops at The Sewing Cafe, email Becky & Fay on: hello@thesewingcafe.co.uk to register your interest for the next set of pattern drafting classes.

Commercial Pattern Testing

#pattern tracing on a very #hot day! . Trying out the #newlookpatterns that came with @sewhq magazine a short time ago . Fingers crossed all my #adjustments work . #sewing #patterncutting #patterns #customfit #makeityourself #sew #simplicitypatterns #stitching #making #fabric #cutting #memade #memadewardrobe

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Vintage Dress Workshop: 30th June and 1st July

Its been a great weekend at MAC Birmingham teaching the 'Make a Vintage Dress Workshop'.

Altering commercial patterns to fit can be a little complicated but once you know what needs to be done (full/ small bust adjustment, sway back alteration, lengthening/ shortening, etc), you can work through each change to make the pattern work for you. Preparation is what takes the most time, but if this is done with care, you can usually overcome a large amount of the potential problems that would normal occur during construction.

Take a look at some of the photos from the weekend below:

Finally finished my samples of the Butterwick
Gertie pattern that we worked with.