Garment Construction

    After successfully manipulating my fabric, it was now the time to draw my pattern piece on top of the fabric so that I can attach the pieces together. The whole process went surprisingly smoothly considering there usually is a hiccup on the way. Nonetheless, it worked very well, even with the pre-made pleats, it still managed to sow well together. I find machine sowing to be very therapeutic in the sense that you have control of practically everything you're doing, despite the machine having bipolar from time to time. However, it is clear to me that my design is working very well and efficiently, plus the garment looks practically equal to my illustration, but there are still some finishing touches I need to make before it is finished (e.g. add the rest of the faux fur). Today, I even managed to attach my front zip to the garment so that it would be easier for the model to get in and out of considering that it has no arm holes! Moreover, the more fur I add, the more it relates to my theme of animal cruelty and textures, plus a great sense of restriction from no arm holes, thus the model will looked trapped or claustrophobic in my piece.

    If I could have done anything differently, it would have been to maybe make my fabric manipulation more precise, but I like the fact that it looks more hand-made than precisely perfect because it represents my theme well yet again in the sense that the structure is very boxed in and dense. Furthermore, I even managed to add the bottom panel of fur, hence I really don't have that much to do so perhaps over the weekend, I will finally be able to construct another pattern piece or accessory to go alongside this garment. I must admit that adding the fur was probably the most difficult bit because the foot of the machine kept attaching itself to it, but I soon managed to get into the routine so that it would be easier on me and the machine. Overall, I am thrilled with the results and I am much more content with what I am doing and how I've managed to achieve this result independently as a Fashion student.