A simple start, I pressed her final fabric for a shirt and after laying the pieces as economically as I could, I cut the fabric.
Wednesday 2nd April: Cut more fabric pieces and learnt how to use the fusing machine to apply bondaweb to fabric to stiffen it. Was sent on an errand to Shepherd's Bush to buy fabric. When I returned did some fiddly hand tacking for the teeth detailing on the shirt.
Thursday 3rd April: cut interfacing for collars and button stands and adjusted the pattern for the button stand to make it slimmer. Unpicked trouser facing.
Sat in on the 3rd year FORUM meeting about the details for the show.
Stitched plastic pockets onto garment bags.
Pattern cut a pocket inside of a pocket for the jumpsuit which was quite confusing but I managed to do.
Finished off by pinning more teeth onto the front yoke of the shirt.
Friday 4th April: pinned more teeth, this time into the collar. Cut interfacing for shirt button stand, pinned teeth into back yoke and unpicked trousers.
Asked Hanna for work to do over the weekend but she is going to focus on her dissertation so I have 2 days off...
Monday 7th April: Cut and fused collar facing and hand stitched the back neckline of the dress to stop it from rolling.
Worked with cutting silk fabric for the first time. Using extra pins and weights, I cut the pieces for the skirt.
Cut and fused 1cm strips to strengthen the edges of the pockets.
Started to make large teeth for the glittery jumper by fusing, pressing and sewing tubes of fabric.
Tuesday 8th April: had th hand stitch the collar again because Hanna had to take it off. Then made up more teeth for the jumper and started to sew them on with the machine.
Wednesday 9th April: Cut facings for the jumper. Added hems onto trouser pattern pieces for the jumpsuit. Then laid out and cut pieces in crepe fabric.
Hand stitched teeth up on trousers and jumper to hold in place.
Thursday 10th April: replaced the pocket on the shirt because Hanna wanted it in a different fabric. Had to sew in teeth again...Also learned how to make bias binding.
My list of tasks for Friday 11th April:
EASTER BREAK!!!
Kept in touch with Hanna over the break to see how she's been getting on...
Wednesday 23th April: Modelled Hanna's skirts and trousers so that she could level off the hemlines.
Took another trip to Shepherd's bush for extra bits of fabric and went to the haberdashery stall on the market for the first time- glad I know where it is now!
When I got back I had some unpicking of the jumpsuit to do because the side panel had puckered.
Thursday 24th April: 1 week to the show!!! Hanna is well on track with the collection now so we have been tidying up bits and bobs.
Started on the headpieces today- strengthening the boxes with extra card.
Cut fabric pieces to make shoe bags with...
Been in the print studio all afternoon with Hanna, helping her to screen print labels etc. This was really useful to watch (although I have done it in the past, it was refreshing)
