How to Make My Dress

How to make my dress;
Draw a basic close fitting dress block off
Drop and extend the darts
Add flare from the waist to the knee
Trace off side panels and add flare to them, equal amounts
Trace off all the the pattern pieces, add 1cm seam allowance and notch in appropriate places

Cut out fabrics, press all the pieces
Over lock the side seams appart from the gathered panels.
Gather the side panels first, and then top stitch and overlock the sides to make sure the gathers stay in place.
Lock Stitch all the seams together
Sew Zips in
Overlock and Lock stitch Shoulder Seams
Over Lock armholes
Sew side seams together
Make lining;
Cut out fabrics, no need to over lock these pieces, they won't be seen.
Lock stitch all the side seams together
Then lock stitch the shoulders
Put your lining the right way round into the dress, so that the seams on both pieces are facing each other.
Sew neckline together
Then Lockstitch the armholes together, and stay stitch the seam to the lining
Sew the zip holes to the zips
Make a hole in the lining in a side seam, over lock the sides of the hole.
Pin your hemm up and press it so its easier to sew
Go into the hole and sew the hem in place
Go out of the hole and hand stitch it together

The Identity for my toile in my last post, has now bwwn decided as i am working this project backwards!
So all you straight figured girls out there, if you fancy some curves, this dress is perfect for you, enhanceing your body and giving an optical illusion that you are a curvey women. I am thinking it is going to be for a women from the age of 18- 24, it is day wear for when you are chilling with your friends, at the cinema and or at the pub? It is a very cosy dress with the lining so would be perfect for the autumn and spring weather. You could proberbly find this kind of dress in the consessions stand like Pins and Needles, at Urban Outfitters.

Toile Number 1

The Kate Moss Book Party

You know they are a SUPER super brand and star when a big name design like, i donno, Marc Jacobs threws you a party for your book release!
The Part was held at Mayfair Book Shop, which Marc Jacobs owns, and people of the VIP celeb list like Liberty Ross, Florence Welch, Stella McCartney, Alison Mosshart, Boy George, Noel Gallagher, Cara Delevingne, Virginia Bates and Edie Campbell attended the party.
The Book is of all Kate Moss' photos as a supermodel, from day one to present, cut outs the lot!
I wonder if this photo will be in the book, or a photo of her with one of the 76 cocktails she had that night, wow! But know one can lie, she looks amazing in that Gold Dress.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2012/11/16/the-kate-moss-book-party

Mum?!

The word "Mum" came from mens slang in the early 19th Century. Men used to call there wifes morons, because they sat around the house doing nothing, there slang word for morons was mum!
Womens Roles in the 1950's



"Any time we girls have to go to work the reult, historically, is that we do things better than the oppisite sex. I mean gentlemen will go to all the trouble of keeping office hours and holding Board Meetings and getting Mr Gallup to make a poll, and sending their Public Relations agents to Washington, in order to reach a decision which any blonde could reach while was refurbishing her lipstick " Anita Loos, 'Decline and Fall of Blondes' Vogue 1951

Lectre Systeme

Electronic Pattern Cutting, its amazing, imaging if you had to send your pattern pieces and tech file to a manufacturer in China, or India. Well you can just email it now!

To turn the board on, click on the left bottom corner, the light will flash. Click a button on the mouse to connect the two together, to know if they are connected, the light will continously flash.

Put your pattern pieces on the board, horizontally, the neck line towards the window, and place all pieces on in a clockwise manner around the board. Use masking tape to keep the pieces on.

To connect the lectre board to the computer, go to the lectre icon, click it and click the drop down, and select com1.

To find the programme go to start, programms, lectre and chose modaris.

Whats Hot?!

So Military might be in fashion again, and some of us might hate it, but her are a few images that might change your mind;

 

 

Have you tried Baroque yet? Such a nice trend that has been inspired from the 17th century trend. Its for fashion conscious person at Christmas, the dress would make a great christmas party dress.

 

Baroque to calm for you, how about the clashing prints, this is a personal favourite of mine, you can dress it up in many ways, feminime, androdgody, and totally clash for a cool chic look.

How to wear Clashing Prints