Creating the correct shape to work on top of..

I went to the costume store and found a crinoline that was correct  and I also found a couple of peticoats that are perfect too-horraaaay!! However.. when I then put them on the mannequin I relaised the the shape was not correct, there was not enough volume to the skirt and there were no other suitable peticoats.. After talking to Dexter I decided to pad out one side of the peticoat by pleating lots of calico and arranging these pleated pieces around the peticoat so that it gives extra volume. This seemed to take a long time and I had not allowed for this. It had to be done but was farily irratating.

Even though I found this frustrating and it initially felt like a waste of time, I think it was iportant as if I go into this industry not everything will go my way and I need to learn to adapt things so that they are appropriate. It was also interesting to see how the shape of the peticoat could be changed by adding such simple pleated pieces. After all this project is about learning new techniques and preparing myself for third year and I feel like I am gaining skills and learning to work independently especially as the majority of this piece (if not all) will be done at home.