week 29, monday 30th march, easter hols

monday and im off to newcastle before i do any work on any projects im having a week off. newcastle tonight, for a big birthday party! tuesday is my mission to get back from newcastle. wednesday i went to london, and i nipped into the v&a exhibition to see the stephen jones exhibiton which would have been really good for my millinery elective as i learnt alot and got a different perspective, so after a quick look around harrods and dinner in zuma home time. thursday mums birthday!

week 28 monday 23rd march

Mon-well thanks to a hospital appt..Ian changed my ppd1 thing to an afternoon session instead of a morning one which was very good otherwise i would have missed out. for that session i had Angie and we did a mini presentation again which we weer scored on by the group, which was OK but not brilliant as i think to make a good presentation you need practice so having an hour to prepare does not make a good presentation especially when you don't know enough about what your talking about. my mission tonight is to get more done on my critical studies essay.
hm, Tuesday my interdisciplinary fabric manipulation workshop, and i broke the machine...excellent great start to the day. what kind of idiot put wax which is try into a hot machine that bonds stuff. and my bonding did not work very well either i really need to look into doing some things by myself to get some more interesting things done as none of mine worked especially well, and this is an example of one.
wed-mid term tutorial went well, i enjoy my Little chats with Ian, even though some of the stuff on the form that they ask us to fill out is completely unnecessary. in fact i suppose its only unnecessary if you don't have a problem, but i didn't so it was a good little chat about college and stuff. so then i had my photo induction thing which went reasonably well i now know what the different setting on the camera mean. the guy was really nice and help full too as I'm a little bit of a technophobe. I'm rubbish and i break things so I'm glad nothing broke.
Thur- we had a lesson but i needed to go the the fabric shop in dewsbury to buy the right tartans for my project otherwise it just wouldn't look right. so tat was successful and i bought some other fabrics for me to make something with over the Easter holidays. my essay is going well, and i have found some really good quotes, but as my writing is a little special, i will need someone with far better grammar to check it over for me. which is why i am going to harass bobby and daisy to read it for me now and go crazy with a red pen. so i can hand it in tomorrow and go home before the rush hour. i wouldn't be able to bring my essay up on Monday either as i will be in Newcastle. so I'm glad i will have it finished early.
Fri- right checking my essay went well, Charlotte and i set off from Leeds slightly later than we expected but we need to get things finished. so happy i have handed my essay in so i can have a really nice relaxing weekend so i can finish my fashion art and culture project in the holidays.
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week 27 monday 16th march

Harry's dad in hospital, so this weekend was unfortunately not very productive work wise. but I'm here for my 10'0'clock PPD1 briefing thing. we just had to research about some jobs in the industry which was quite interesting. Daisy and i looked into visual merchandising, and we had to produce a little presentation, i learnt quite alot..i like the idea of doing window display things. we were also told about fashion buyers (correctly described as Rachel from friends) high street fashion designers and garment technologists.
the visual merchandising seemed quite interesting, they promote products and services form other businesses. so mainly window display types of things. they have to decided things like props and lighting. the visual merchandiser also has to have an understanding of what they are trying to sell and draw attention too. about 30-40 hours a week, and perhaps additional hours towards deadlines. salaries can range from 10,000 to 50,000 and more. they must have an understanding for space and design. this look like an interesting job and could be very creative but most of the time it can involve flat pack displays and putting them up as directed. boutiques would be one of the few places where someone was allowed to show there true flare for the style of window display.
high street fashion designers would normally be given a brief to work to which limits creativity, they have to analyse trends and develop a range which compliments other garments on the market. beginning at about £14,000 and working up to about 150,000, if you designing for the big brands. a good point is that you can become a freelance designer from it, and it allows you to travel. however you have a very competitive job, with long working hours and a high threat of copyright.
fashion buyers select ranges and communicate wit suppliers, and they are always 6 months ahead of themselves. they look for the next trends and usually buy for a specific store. the salary at admin level begin at about £12,000 but the head of buyers can begin at about £90,000. the hours can be average with 8-30 till 6-30 but when it comes to closing dates for deadlines it can be 6-6. these hours are very unsociable when busy, and the job can be highly criticised when things don't sell, but there are plus points of lots of travel, and job satisfaction.
a garment technologist has to be a perfectionist. there job is to suggest design faults and to make alterations that other people did not see. talking about things like the price and style of the garment and whether the fabrics are the right kind for the job. beginning on about £15,000 and the senior technologists are on about £50,000 at 38hrs a week. there next job could be a specialising freelance designer. it has many good points such as a chance to travel and work with many people, but there are bad points of a lack of creativity, and working to someone Else's design.

week 26 monday 9th march

back in Leeds after being home for the weekend. and its not my crit with Joanna this week but Adele text me and asked if she could swap, so instead of being next week at half five. I'm today at four i do have some things to ask her at least. so ill be off to that now. well by the look of it none else planned on turning up at all. i think the crit went really well we talked about what i was going to do and she gave me loads of pointers about the entire thing and some more people to look at which would be able to help bulk out my essay but she was quite happy with what i had done already, even thought i was just a few notes. i also like that we can add in quotes from fictional books as in other peoples general thought about it in the context of the book which is good, this would also make the essay more interesting to write. Annas birthday tonight, and then a 9'0 clock start tomorrow fun fun fun. an interdisciplinery module briefing that lasted all of 30 mins..why couldnt they have done it at ten, or 12...not nine!! right well doign some work then goign home for my doctors appt on wednesdya so i can drive back up again after my docs appt. well i did it i drove back on my own to home without my tom tom, and i have driven back again to leeds for my 1'o'clock lesson and i was on time!

week 25..monday 2nd march- fri 6th

hmm, i got the book out from the library that i have to read about..David kunzle, its not as good as Kathleen Tessaro or Jodi Picoult but it'll do. must not forget the meeting we have with joanna next week or the week after. i think the corset question will definitely be the best one for me to do, as i will find it more interesting and therefore it'll hopefully be better. no promises. independent study again today (Tuesday) not going very well its not so much that i have hit a wall but compared to what everyone else is doing i think mine is pretty bland i like it, it gets straight to the point but its not brill. the mini meeting we had last week summed up that i hadn't explained what i wanted to do very well which confused people. so never mind i just need to get it sorted decided what I'm doing and get on with it. and to top it off i need to hand my millinery work in on Thursday. yes its all finished apart form the design board which shouldn't take too long to do. i could have spent more time on it but it is only an elective and although it was interesting i don't think it is something i will be doing again..maybe jewellery. Wednesday the 4Th thought i had the photography thing today but i don't and I'm in anyway so it makes no difference. Thursday hand in the millinery work and then back home for my hair appointment yay!

week 24 monday 23rd feb--

Monday was a good day critical studies went as usual. i have decided which question i will be doing for the essay to be handed in on 3-.3.2009 so i can start that at least when I'm bored. Tuesday was an independent study day which basically means i was working at halls. thinking of things to do for my fashion and culture piece. its going OK at the moment but i don't think this project is going to be something that i will enjoy alot. i just need to knuckle down.

elective week mon 16th- fri 20th MILLINERY

millinery elective week, ill be honest i have not done the research. i was busy doing the creative design practice and then the fashion art and culture. but now i have the week to concentrate on it so i may as well try and get a half decent grade in it. first day has gone pretty well, we are being shown how to pull felt to make the hat and it seems quite hard physically but mentally quite easy so i shouldn't have a problem! and achievement of the day making a mood board on photo shop without having a breakdown at my lack of computer skills!!!

Tuesday was fun, Kate and i went to the shop to buy bits and pieces to decorate out hats and experiment. we began making the hats which was not fun, i have blisters. pulling felt over a block is actually quite difficult. patience is necessary and its takes quite a while but it looks really good once its done. depending on which you block you use, you need to make the brim and going on my design i had to make a brim, which is the same process again. i am really enjoying it but my fingers hurt! to the right is Alison's example of how to steam and pull! Wednesday all going well had to go back to the shop again and buy sinamay to decorate with, and some different ribbons for the hat in case it needed the edge. today i also created the spirals that will come off my hat and they have worked well so i am impressed tomorrow i only have to line and finish off my hat as i put it together today!

Thursday...yay i finished my hat on time, well its 3 so with time to spare my research manual is not completely finished i need to put in my images of the hat making process to show my working. Apart from that I'm really impressed with millinery and i wouldn't mind doing it again if i had finger protectors. and this is my finished hat!