A wonderful sewing Saturday at The Sewing Cafe teaching a custom pattern drafting class accompanied by Eco Pattern Bodice Tote Bag.
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It was a great day at MAC Birmingham teaching my Introduction to Pattern Cutting class.
The one day workshop focusses on drafting a custom skirt block from precise measurements and conducting a toile fitting to ensure good fit.
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As my current first years get ready to submit their very first undergraduate project today, i wanted to throwback to this time last year where the now second years handed in their own denim 'shacket' projects.
The first project for a university degree is probably one of the scariest (i still remember mine vividly!), but it teaches you a lot about your own skills, capabilities, knowledge and sometimes, even your own bravery!
Some of last year's shackets were featured in a Fashioning Futures exhibition discussing 'Sustainable Practices: Embedding sustainability into the curriculum across the school of Fashion and Textiles'.
My colleague Karen selected 6 of the shirts from our module to feature that looked at sustainable processes and asked each student to highlight areas of their own conscious practice.
See the brilliant pieces and read their own sustainable thoughts in the pictures below, and take a tour of the exhibition in the short video :)
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O is for Occasions, Older Women and Ornaments in in the Little Dictionary of Fashion by Christian Dior.
It seems that it's important to not be over or underdressed, that 'little girl fashions' are no good after a certain age, and ornaments can be superfluous if worn incorrectly.
Fashion advice from Dior in 1954 - the maker of all makers.
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Such a great sewing Saturday on my Pattern Alteration - Trouser Fitting at The Sewing Cafe.
A sold-out session that looked at some of the difficulties that can occur when fitting trousers.
Pattern alteration on the flat, although not foolproof, can correct a number of issues before doing a test garment or 'toile'.
Some of the things we looked at were taking precise measurements to compare with patterns, lengthening or shortening the crotch measurement, basic grading techniques, how to increase and decrease darts, and create a back yoke.
We also discussed some of the commercial pattern and fit issues that can occur and the ways to fix them.
A wonderful session accompanied with tea and cake...whats not to love!
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