BA HONS......Final project designs and stand work

The final design sheets

I wanted to challenge myself and design complex creations with the oversaturated shapes and seaming to reflect my visual research. This is my final university project so I want it to show interest and focus on my strengths in design as well as concentrating on certain aspects that I find is a weakness for me such as the pattern cutting.

Producing my collection

The technique of modelling on the stand is a way that I have been able to express my ideas visually. It allows me to be really creative and fluid with the fabric and using this technique will hopefully be a way of producing intricate structures and silhouettes.

The next step is continue with this development process by experimenting with design shapes straight on the stand and brings forward the natural curved layering created in my samples in the creative pattern cutting unit to inspire my designs.

Intial Stand work to create a pattern 

Here is a photograph of the development of the hip section on the stand. I decided to first model the shape I wanted to create using calico so I could then take it to create a paper pattern.

The design is intricate with the layering of the folds and the way I have manipulated the folds so that they twist and create forms taken from the root inspirations from the photographs.

I wanted to challenge myself and try to work out how to create a paper pattern from this piece bearing in mind that I created it with just one piece of fabric. To help guide me I took photos of each section and marked the folds and manipulations in different coloured pens, marking in number codes to tell which section is attached to another. I will also put all the information onto the paper pattern so I could make it up again.

         Draping on the stand             

     

Here I have created a draped hip detail influence by my design idea from my illustration. I first used toiling cotton to drape with using the gap where the hip panel will be to guide me with the measurements.
I manipulated the fabric creating a cowl pleated detail taking photos while I go, once I was happy with the design detail I then started marking the pleating using pen focusing on where I will need to pleat and notches

From there I made up a paper pattern for it just going with my own intuitive of how to create a pattern for it. I then made it up in scrap tulle I had as I thought the thickness and the texture would represent the organdie I would like to use. I was really pleased with the outcome I think the detail looked really effective and reflected my original design

        Creating the root embellishment using cording incased into the layers of the jersey fabric. using the machine embroidery foot to stitch into the curved lines. 

                    

                     The finished cord effect