enterprise presentation with Angie, it went reasonably well. but it could have gone better. I'm quite impressed considering some bits of it were left until last minute. i think the actual presentation show that more with me as i script read which is a really bad habit i need to get out of. apart from that just checking figures, and planning and getting more information to present next time. the project we are doing at the moment is going well. some of my work has been left at the Yorkshire playhouse but i can go and pick it up at some point this week. i was not too sure whether i would enjoy the tailoring project as it all seems a bit fiddly. but i really like it. learning how to sew a button on again was a little tedious. but learning how to put in a sleeve and pad a lapel thingy was really interesting. I'm a little disappointed that Hugo was not available to help us with some of the machines as he knows the most about them.
(7 days until hand in)
i need to sort out also what I'm going to do about the new brief as I'm more than sure come January i will be missing something important as ill be having a week off. i need to get more work done over the Christmas period so when i come back i will not be as stressed.
Monday 7 December 2009
tuesday 1st december
change of plan, critical studies seminar...and lecture thingy with tom, then home, i have a chest infection great. at least i can do some work at home.
Thursday 3 December 2009
monday 30th november (christmas soon)
well last week was the end of our taught time with Angie, Hugo, Lynn and Andrew on tailoring, so from now on we are expected to continue the work on our own. and have it completed for the week commencing Monday the 14Th of December.
as always we have our enterprise lecture with Bridget, and i do like to take lots of notes. but i found this lesson a little dull as the first part was new and use full to know, but the second part which lasted at least 45 minutes was a catch-up for the last 5 sessions. which to be honest is a bit of an insult for those that have attended and then had to sit thought it again. my enterprise group which are creating the swapsie daisy clothing web-site have a presentation on Monday the seventh. so during this week we will be working out business strategies and ideas about swot and pest from our enterprise lectures. obviously i will also be continuing to do work for the tailoring module.
as always we have our enterprise lecture with Bridget, and i do like to take lots of notes. but i found this lesson a little dull as the first part was new and use full to know, but the second part which lasted at least 45 minutes was a catch-up for the last 5 sessions. which to be honest is a bit of an insult for those that have attended and then had to sit thought it again. my enterprise group which are creating the swapsie daisy clothing web-site have a presentation on Monday the seventh. so during this week we will be working out business strategies and ideas about swot and pest from our enterprise lectures. obviously i will also be continuing to do work for the tailoring module.
monday 23rd november
my mission this week is to go to the play house and pick up my sketch book! Tuesday was another thrilling critical studies lesson, i really do enjoy critical studies but some days i just want to throttle the lecturer.
my session schedule tells me i should be doing piping this Wednesdays, and considering that in my last module my group and i will have done more piping than most tailors and fashion students would have done in their entire lives, I'm not sure its totally necessary for me to listen but Hugo has promised me he will show me something new.
and as always hugo is telling the truth, it was intesrting, i enjoyed it, piping is not just annoying. we were looking at pulling piping, making it thick, layering piping and lots of other things. so surprisingly i have enjoyed it!
thursday was padding, now i cant wuite get the hang of this, im ok with the sticthing, but, mine seems to curl too much, its used a a revere for a lapel on a mans jacket, so i will have to do that again in my own time. throught these workshop sessions, we are designing from our samples, and it is going ok.
friday 'MISSING----ONE HUGO' if found please retrurn to LCAD.
today is our workshop on shoulder paddings and how to make a a basic half jacket. charlotte and i were especially early today... uni is very quiet at 8-15. being early meant angie shoved us in the first making session with andrew that was supposed to be with hugo. i was very impressed that after we had the session with andrew without too much difficulty i was able to make my half jacket sample. it went well!
my session schedule tells me i should be doing piping this Wednesdays, and considering that in my last module my group and i will have done more piping than most tailors and fashion students would have done in their entire lives, I'm not sure its totally necessary for me to listen but Hugo has promised me he will show me something new.
and as always hugo is telling the truth, it was intesrting, i enjoyed it, piping is not just annoying. we were looking at pulling piping, making it thick, layering piping and lots of other things. so surprisingly i have enjoyed it!
thursday was padding, now i cant wuite get the hang of this, im ok with the sticthing, but, mine seems to curl too much, its used a a revere for a lapel on a mans jacket, so i will have to do that again in my own time. throught these workshop sessions, we are designing from our samples, and it is going ok.
friday 'MISSING----ONE HUGO' if found please retrurn to LCAD.
today is our workshop on shoulder paddings and how to make a a basic half jacket. charlotte and i were especially early today... uni is very quiet at 8-15. being early meant angie shoved us in the first making session with andrew that was supposed to be with hugo. i was very impressed that after we had the session with andrew without too much difficulty i was able to make my half jacket sample. it went well!
monday 16th novemeber
Bridget...
critical studies...morning, evening
so after my trip to London, i thought i had got loads of really good shop report research- turns out, maybe not. so having picked up the brief last week, i needed to go over and re-do some bits and pieces ready for this Wednesday. as Angie wanted to see what we had been doing during our independent study time. having seen Angie on the Wednesday, i was doing things the way she wanted them in first year slightly more artistic, this year Angie wanted us to concentrate on flats, design details, fastening and imagine how the garments were put together,and what the difference was between the market levels; so i would have to go back and add more.
but the rest of Wednesday was really good, we had Hugo teaching us how to use the button hole machines again and giving us an introduction too the bar tack machine and other bits and pieces of machinery. it seemed quite simple initially learning how to sew buttons on professionally but making a buttonhole by hand is difficult, really really difficult, and i will hopefully never have to do it again. 
on Thursday we visited the west Yorkshire play house, it was really interesting. being able to see all the different style, shaped collars cuffs and tailoring details really sparked some ideas as to what i could be producing. but on the other hand i managed to leave my sketch book at the play house so will have to go and pick that up another day.
Friday began with an introduction do designing from samples. so we were learning how to design a garment or part of a garment involving button holes and all the different interesting things that can be done with button holes. during the afternoon we were deconstructing a jacket. I had picked up a woman's jacket and this was no way near as interesting as a mans jacket. during the lesson we were drawing details about the jackets and Angie was right, by making us draw the jackets and not just take pictures of them; we all actually paid more attention to the detail and have a better understanding of how a jackets is put together from it.
critical studies...morning, evening
so after my trip to London, i thought i had got loads of really good shop report research- turns out, maybe not. so having picked up the brief last week, i needed to go over and re-do some bits and pieces ready for this Wednesday. as Angie wanted to see what we had been doing during our independent study time. having seen Angie on the Wednesday, i was doing things the way she wanted them in first year slightly more artistic, this year Angie wanted us to concentrate on flats, design details, fastening and imagine how the garments were put together,and what the difference was between the market levels; so i would have to go back and add more.
but the rest of Wednesday was really good, we had Hugo teaching us how to use the button hole machines again and giving us an introduction too the bar tack machine and other bits and pieces of machinery. it seemed quite simple initially learning how to sew buttons on professionally but making a buttonhole by hand is difficult, really really difficult, and i will hopefully never have to do it again. on Thursday we visited the west Yorkshire play house, it was really interesting. being able to see all the different style, shaped collars cuffs and tailoring details really sparked some ideas as to what i could be producing. but on the other hand i managed to leave my sketch book at the play house so will have to go and pick that up another day.
Friday began with an introduction do designing from samples. so we were learning how to design a garment or part of a garment involving button holes and all the different interesting things that can be done with button holes. during the afternoon we were deconstructing a jacket. I had picked up a woman's jacket and this was no way near as interesting as a mans jacket. during the lesson we were drawing details about the jackets and Angie was right, by making us draw the jackets and not just take pictures of them; we all actually paid more attention to the detail and have a better understanding of how a jackets is put together from it.
monday 9th novemeber
so much for a week of private study. tuesday morning lecture for 
critical studies, followed by the afternoon session, at opposite ends of the day, great planning from the college. wednesday a mac induction, not totally necessary but a little bit of a reminder of how to shout for help when one isn't doing what i want it too. and then wednesday evening 
was spent finishing off my millinery elective. and below is my exceptionally sculpural hat/fascinator. i am happy with what i made and i think there area few design flaws but given that i did not sign on to do millinery again and that i am using totally different materials to last time, i am impressed with my results. my research and designs are not fantastic and i probably should have spent more time concentrating on them instead of looking at the application of design brief, but never mind, its over as of thursday when i handed it in. on friday with angie i had a tutorial meeting with angie about my application of design hand in, but unfortunaly she was ill, a little sigh of relief for a much needed lie in, during a week that was supposed to be reasonably free and flexible.
critical studies, followed by the afternoon session, at opposite ends of the day, great planning from the college. wednesday a mac induction, not totally necessary but a little bit of a reminder of how to shout for help when one isn't doing what i want it too. and then wednesday evening 
was spent finishing off my millinery elective. and below is my exceptionally sculpural hat/fascinator. i am happy with what i made and i think there area few design flaws but given that i did not sign on to do millinery again and that i am using totally different materials to last time, i am impressed with my results. my research and designs are not fantastic and i probably should have spent more time concentrating on them instead of looking at the application of design brief, but never mind, its over as of thursday when i handed it in. on friday with angie i had a tutorial meeting with angie about my application of design hand in, but unfortunaly she was ill, a little sigh of relief for a much needed lie in, during a week that was supposed to be reasonably free and flexible. 5th novemeber 09 the end of application of design
my final line up for the miu miu project...... it was worked into more on photoshop
an illustration i used for my final line up 
one of the 4 close up design drawings we had to produce, this is the design sheet for my skirt
one of the 4 close up design drawings we had to produce, this is the design sheet for my skirt
so the application of design project is done....i think i will have done well, but i know my presentation skills will have let me down. thanks to a hospital appointment i will not be able to attend the briefing on Friday the 6Th for the new project but Angie has given me a brief outline on what i will need to start looking at until i can pick the brief up next week. tailoring. i will be looking at tailoring, and as I'm going to London this weekend it should make beginning research for this project easy. oh and i still need to finish my millinery project, but there area few things i need to finish it and i can pick them up whilst I'm down there. and seeing as we are supposed ti have some private study time next week it should be easy to get everything done.
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