The Last Week

As this is the last week of term it is important that we try to get all the garments underway so that over the holidays we both have a clear idea of what we need to do. It is also important that we make use of the facilities we have at college (such as the heatpress) before we break up for Easter.

We began by plucking the feather boa (which our tutor Gemma has imformed us she thinks is made of chicken feathers - very glamorous) and sewing them one by one onto the tan body and the shoulders of the black dress.

The blue bodice is the only thing we're making any structural alterations to, so we wanted to get it started as soon as possible. After unpicking the lining and two side panels, we cut new smaller panels from the off cuts of the rose print dress. However, after starting work on the embellishment of the chest, we're rethinking our choice of fabric for this.

We used the studs we ordered from rhinestonesonline.co.uk, laying them inplace and putting the whole garment in the heatpress. This is much quicker than using the purpose made HotFix Applicator and makes them much more secure as well. We intent to combine the studs with sequins and beads sewn on with invisible thread.