FMP, Week 10.

Week 10

·        Continued with garment manufacture – spent majority of the day pleating the chiffon fabric – couldn’t decide on width – started at 3cm – told the pleats looked too big – didn’t flatter the garment or fabric – decided upon 1cm pleats – used industrial iron to try and set them in – found it really difficult – fabric kept twisting and losing its shape and was very time consuming

·        After pleating fabric I carefully stitched along the top of the pleats, overlapping them to create a flared effect – time consuming again – needed to be very precise – making sure same length was kept throughout

·        Not sure on how I want the bow to look for the neck – fabric wasn’t stitching properly – re-cut the pieces – could see selvedge on it

·        Hemmed the pleats with a rolled hem – done by hand – really difficult

·        Stitched the peplum onto the waist of the skirt and attached the skirt to the bodice – pinned first to make sure the seams joined up – once completed the sewing from where the pleats had been joined together was visible so had to do a 1.5cm join and unpick stitching that was still visible

·        Sewed the zip onto the dress – had difficulty at the top as one collar was slightly bigger than the other – fixed by stretching other side of the collar to get them to match up once the zip had been put in place – doesn’t fit on stand as the zip wasn’t long enough but once I tried it on it fitted perfectly

·        Put tape in the shoulders to make them stand up more

·        Had to take more off the darts on the bodice so the seams joined up

·        Pinned bow ties onto the neck – still need to buy belt loops and pearls – play around with how I want it to look

·        Almost finished! – really pleased with how it has turned out – love the fabric and the contrast of the satin and the chiffon

Almost Completed Dress!