Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

I have been given my new project last week. It will be for the Diamond Jubilee to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's 60 years on the throne.

The costumes will be set from the 1950's movies and TV programs, I was chosen to do tinkerbell. WOO HOO, my favourite character of all. I do believe in fairies I do!

Commission

I during the week I got an email for a commission for two teapot bags by someone from New Zealand. So chuffed! :-) Wish me luck, hope she likes them when I am done.

Costumes development

 

 

This is my finished victorian bathing suit.

 In the week I have sewn the petal sleeves and the white banner around the bottom of the dress. Hope I get a good overall grade.

Christmas Pudding Door Stopper

I created a cute door stopper for my aunty this christmas hope she likes it!

Victorian Bathing Suit

Victorian Bathing Suit
In university on the tuesday 'Cut and Construction'. We were given a project to create an outfit we had to select an image that was historically correct. We were given workshop such as draping, block patterns, pattern followed by instruction. This also has to be a full size garment.

This is my outfit at the moment >>

Pattern cutting

We did pattern cutting today. Own project for tuesdays is 'victorian beach bathers' we have to produce a outfit using visual imagery from our own research. We had to do a flat drawing to adapt how the outfit will be formed then created. We had to contruct a block pattern, drape or both. This was just a practice run through so no worries.  

New course

I am enjoying my new course Costume and Costruction for Stage and Screen at Cleveland College of Art and Design in Hartlepool. I have learned a new technique in my monday embellishment class, Trapunto which apparently has been used in corsets instead on boneing for support and comfort.  I like the Tuesdays lessons because I am being taught how to make clothes patterns from scratch by following instructions and using number grid paper from books.