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Making my architecture dress page - fashion illustration
I wanted to explore a interesting technique which i could compete my fashion illustration with. i decided to complete this one i would...
Beth Harris
Nov 29, 20221 min read


Making my architecture dress page - fashion flat
Now that i had my professional images of my garment I need to make my page. i began by adding some of my cut and slash pattern pieces for...
Beth Harris
Nov 26, 20221 min read


Still life drawings 1
As part of my requirements for my portfolio i have to include some still life drawings. To start with I set up objects in a interesting...
Beth Harris
Nov 20, 20221 min read


photoshoot of final garment.
After i made my shirt i went into the photography studio to take professional images of my shirt with help from the photography students....
Beth Harris
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Top project- final garment
Here is my final garment inspired by Chinese culture and historical silhouettes.
Beth Harris
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Top project - making my garment
After cutting my white cotton out i started to construct the pieces. I then attached the sleeves. The image below shows what my sleeves...
Beth Harris
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Top project- toiling my pattern
As i was constrained by time i did not produce a fabric toile, instead i just pinned my pattern pieces together. This is what it looks...
Beth Harris
Nov 8, 20221 min read


Top project- making my pattern
i took my bodice pattern off the stand and eliminated the darts. I also cut out my neckline. After that i extended the length of the...
Beth Harris
Nov 5, 20221 min read


Top project - making my collar
To start with I looked at the collar on my fashion flat and tried to recreate this. To do this i cut up a strip of calico and pinned it...
Beth Harris
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Top project - mood board
After completing my top and collar tasks we then moved on to the top project. For this we only had 4 lessons to complete the whole...
Beth Harris
Oct 30, 20221 min read


portfolio- sustainability illustration
to start my sustainability page i explored different ways i could create a illustration using one line. i did this exploring different...
Beth Harris
Oct 27, 20221 min read


Starting my portfolio - experimenting with head styles
After completing my portfolio research I completed my own research before making my pages. Here i looked into different style head shapes...
Beth Harris
Oct 24, 20221 min read


Heat manipulation
Another way i looked into manipulating my fabric was to use a heat gun to melt fabric. I know only synthetic materials melt therefore i...
Beth Harris
Oct 21, 20221 min read


Pin tucks
Another technique I learnt in order to manipulate my fabric and create a interesting texture was to pin tuck my fabric. To do this I...
Beth Harris
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Embellisher
Today I used a embellisher for the first time. This is a machine which is able to join pieces of fabric toger by weaving their fibers. I...
Beth Harris
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Shirring
In Sams lesson we explored the fabric manipulation technique shirring . This is where the thread in the bobbin is wound with elastic....
Beth Harris
Oct 12, 20221 min read


Leg-of-mutton sleeve
These sleeves are gathered at the top then go down into a long, fitted wrist. This image shows how I slit open the sleeve block to create...
Beth Harris
Oct 9, 20221 min read


Puffed cap sleeve
To create this unlike the Normal cap sleeve I added ease to the top of the sleeve. This means as I gathered the fabric a puff is created....
Beth Harris
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Paper garment.
After I made all my paper samples I put them together to make a paper garment. This garment didn't have to be detachable it was only...
Beth Harris
Oct 3, 20221 min read


manipulating different materials
Today we began by looking at different ways to maniplate paper - pleat - scrunch - fold - rotate -weave - gather - roll Then i explored...
Beth Harris
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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