Re- Patterend Maxi Skirt - Outfit 1

Although you can't see this image very well I have closed the darts on my maxi skirt patterns because it is going to be sheer and I dont want you to be able to see the darts.

I am 5ft 7 and I dont know what height my model is going to be. I added 15cm which was a little bit long on my height. I can't alter the skirt until I know how tall my model is. But I thought I would make it longer to be on the safe side.



Because I want to add gathering to my skirt I have curved the waist line up 1.5cm. I have also added width to my skirt to compensate the gathering.



This is the back pattern of my skirt where I have done the same as the image above.

This is a close up of where I have added 15cm to the side seam to compensate the gathering.

These two images are of my final patterns front and back. I will cut my patterns on the fold to eliminate centre front and centre back seams. This will have a neater effect as it's a sheer skirt.
 Although I don't have an image I also patterned a waistband.

FINAL TOILE - 4

 

This is the final toile. I added the sleeve to the T-Shirt making sure the seams matched up. I also rolled the hem on sleeve securing it with some handstitching. I am not completely happy with this toile though. If I was going to go ahead with the t-shirt I would use a cotton or jersey material. I have plans to embellish the t-shirt around the neckline and maybe do some embroidery on the back. I am also thinking about having patterned material because in my opinion the outfit needs to be more exciting.



Toile Diary - Loose fitting T-Shirt

This photo and the photo above is of my t-shirt patterns which will be going over the top of my lace dress. I thought I could literally take the darts out of the pattern. Unfortunatley the shape was totally wrong because I hadn't closed the darts.



This is the draft pattern of my t-shirt sleeve. I wanted it to be a short sleeve rolled up for a laid-back feel. This image shows where I have shortened it to.



I realised that my model wouldn't be able to get the t-shirt on if I'd stuck to a close-fitting bodice block. So to make it loose fitting and easy to slip on I swung the waist dart out. 

I also altered the necklinen so it was  curved and a bit lower. I wanted the lace dress neckline to show above this.

This is the final altered pattern for my t-shirt.



This is the effect of swinging the waist dart out.

 



Lace Dress...Continued.

This is my lace dress made up into my toile material. I chose this material because it was the closest weight of the fabric I want to use. As you can see from this image the dress isn't fitting the mannequin very well at all. I was also having problems as the material was sticking to the mannequin so I couldn't seen how it would naturally fall against skin.

I forgot to decide where to put the fastening on my lace dress. In the end I decided I wanted it at the back. The slit in the back will be where I either put a zip or poppers. A zip might be too heavy.

On this picture you can see I have altered the neckline. I actually prefer the neckline higher, so on my final garment I will leave the neckline.

To alter the dress I added more fabric into the darts and I took a good inch off the side seams.

This is the dress after the alterations I made. It fits the mannequin alot better now. When I make my final garment I will make sure I stick to my pattern. I think that I made my seams too small. I also shouldnt of altered the neckline on the mannequin as it affected the shoulder seams.

I also want to take 15cm off the hem of the dress to make it a little bit shorter.

This is an image of the hemline taken up 15cm. I won't be able to alter the length until I know how tall my model is.

I have attatched the 3/4 length sleeves on this photo. I am happy with the length and fit of the garment. On my final garment I will need to french seam as this is neater for lace. I may also have to put a lining on my final garment.

Toile Diary - Outfit 4 - Lace Dress

BACK. The patterns for my lace dress were very simple. I wanted a close fitting, knee length lace dress. Demure and pretty. 

FRONT. The fabric of the dress was going to be the focal point of the dress. I thought lace was a good choice of fabric as it fits in with me marie antoinette theme.



Because I wanted the sleeve to only reach the elbow i added 10cm from the elbow line and took the rest off the pattern as you can see in this image.




This is an image of the final sleeve pattern for my dress.




FINAL TOILE.

Dress Continued... The Snood!!

The snood was very simple to make. I chose a fabric that was light, sheer and draped well. For my final garment I don't want a pattern. I doubled up my piece of fabric and sewed down the side to create seams. I then joined the piece of fabric together so that it was in the shape of a circle.

This is an image of the inside seam. I decided to use french seams because it's a much neater finish when the fabric is sheer.

This is an image of the outside of the snood where it is joined together.

Before I made my snood I practiced draping the fabric over my head and also this polysterene mannequin head. This image is of the snood after it was finished on the mannequin head. In my opinion it drapes well.

This is a photo of the snood on my dress. This is the effect I wanted. For the catwalk show I want my model to where the snood pulled up because I plan to sew embellishments on it to really make the snood stand out.