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Final Project : Ready to Wear

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  Final Design Technical Drawing LOOK 1 LOOK 2 PROCESS Using the box board pattern i have made earlier, i made a pattern according to my technical drawing. Not sure why, but the sizes of the pattern is way too big for the size 12 mannequin, i was quite confused at first, but then i decided to pin the paper on dummy and adjust the sizes accordingly. This process is quite tricky at first as paper is not flexible but fixing it slowly works for me.  After making sure that the adjustments are right, i proceed to the next step, which is fabric cutting. Sewing process went quite well for me, except i did not know how to sew lining at first. So i tried to figure out and made few mistakes while doing that, but i quickly get the hang of it.  Another trouble i face is my dress being too small if i were to attach the zipper, but i solved this problem by opening the stitches and taking up some fabric from my seam allowance, as well as placing the zipper slightly down on my look 1 as t...

Assignment 02 : Basic Fitted Garment

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Shirt with collar For our second assignment, we are required to make final patern block from the box board with seam allowance for the bodice, sleeves, and collar added.  Box board without seam allowance Final pattern block with seam allowance added Shoulder seams : 1 cm Neckline : 1 cm Armhole : 1 cm Side seams : 2 cm Next step is tracing the final pattern block onto the colico fabric and cut it. First of all, sew all the darts.  Then, sew the sides and shoulder of the bodice together. Onto the sleeves, it is quite tricky as the lines of the arms and sleeves must meet and might took some time to adjust the pin. Personally for me, I find it much easier to ensure that the lines are aligned by doing hand sewing first to lock the position, then sew it again with the machine.  The steps of sewing the collar seem quite complicated at first, but it all make sense when you start sewing it and imagine how the desired outcome should look like.  After all the parts are attache...

Normal & Invisible Zipper

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Dart Manipulation

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Bodice & Sleeve Pattern

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Basic Block Guide

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Hand Sewing & Six Common Stitches

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