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I personally love designing garments and just letting my ideas run wild as well as adapting them. However this was quite challenging for me as I haven't had much practice in terms of designing garments before, I don't think I did too bad with my 2D work, I definitely did improve from start to finish. I also learned that I much prefer designing digitally, as my mistakes have fewer consequences and there are so many different textures I can use to make the garment look how I see it and capture those key features compared to what I get when using pencils and pens. If you compare my digital designs to my pencil designs you will see a big difference in terms of skill. My friends also made the same notes and told me to maybe stick to digital use when designing garments. I told my teachers that I preferred designing digitally and they 100% said I could do all my designs online from now on which is a relief. I have however learned a lot of different ways to design in person such as using different techniques with pencils to create different looks and textures. My designing skills as well as my ability to adapt my designs and improve them have changed through this project and I feel a lot more confident than I did when designing and bringing my ideas to life. I mainly struggled with sort of looking at my designs from different angles other than the front, however, I practised drawing the sides and back of my designs and got a lot better at showing a 360* angle of my designs. I wouldn't change much as I've shown a lot of development throughout my 2D designing but i would like to experiment with it a bit more and develop my ideas just a bit further as i felt that i was a bit rushed.

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This is my first time making an actual piece of clothing from scratch, as well as having a client to work with. I was nervous starting it because of this, but I'm proud of how well I did, even though I faced a few challenges along the way. At first, the pattern pieces were a bit confusing for me, as I didn’t really have a clue what was going on, but my teacher sat down with me and fully explained everything to give me a better understanding. After that, everything sort of clicked.

While making the toile for the waistcoat, I did get a bit lost, though, as I didn’t understand why we were sewing it inside out. I was also scared I would sew it incorrectly. Luckily, this wasn’t the case, and surprisingly, it came out very well with no issues.

Meeting my client was fun, and I really got to understand her vision for the character and what she wanted from the costume. I found this reassuring as we were on the same page when talking about it. Measuring her was easy because she was patient and easy to work with.

When it came to actually making the real thing, I did some research on different denim designers in the fashion industry. While doing this, I became really drawn to the idea of patchwork for my waistcoat and really wanted to implement it. However, this was very time-consuming, and I found it hard to source so much denim. Luckily, I found cheap jeans in charity shops that I used.

I thought of giving up many times while making the patchwork base, as it was so draining, especially when pinning everything together. The sewing was even worse because it was so big. But in the end, I found it totally worth it as it looked amazing, and I received a lot of compliments from my peers on the patchwork. They also appreciated how long it took. I was also happy to see how pleased my teachers were with it.

I thought the hard part was done, but then I had my final challenge: making the top piece of the waistcoat. Initially, I was going to scrap the idea altogether, but my teacher had an idea for it, and I decided to try it. It turned out well in the end, but I feel I could have done better, as it was a bit messy and not as well put together when it came to sewing the top piece. However, I realized that I was focusing too much on the flaws, as my client loved it!

Overall, it was a tiring experience, but it has enhanced my problem-solving and sewing skills to the next level. However, I do want to improve my pattern-making skills in the future so I can plan my ideas more effectively and modify them with a clearer understanding.

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I'm not that good with technology as a whole, so the video was a bit strange to make, and I didn't really have a clear idea of what I wanted to do with it. Originally, I was just going to take photos of my client wearing her waistcoat and create an edit with music using the photos. But then I thought it would be a bit cooler to do a video of me taking the photos and sort of directing her. It turned out alright in the end, but I still don't know how I feel about it, as it looks a bit weird, and I'm not that skilled with this kind of thing. I was also very rushed, and I think I would have done better if I had planned it out more in advance.

I hope to get some feedback on how to improve these skills so I can do better in the future. I did some research on influencers and fashion brands and how they market their clothes, which inspired me, but I just couldn't seem to figure out how to do it myself. I definitely need my peers to show me a few tricks to improve.

The client photos are amazing, though, so I wish I had stuck with my original idea of using her photos with some music in a slideshow, but I had run out of time, so I had to stick with what I made, which is disappointing. Overall, I just need to plan my time better and put more effort into it next time to really make it pop.

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construction of toile pt2 and changes made

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construction of toile pt2 and changes made