Third Toille continued..

I have a slight confession.. I have not concentrated on my SDP project in the last week. This was due to another project running along side our SDP which consisted of an essay. Now it is all handed in and done I am ready to SERIOUSLY crack on and finish these toilles ready for next monday..eeek!

Since the last post I have been working on the embellishment that sits on top of the pleating on the back part of the skirt. Like I have said before I have realised that this calico isn't completely appropriate but I am going to try and make it suitable to the best of my ability.

I began by pining the fabric where I think it should be (this is where I left it last time) and I made sure there was enough calico to make it look correct against the picture. I the made sure where I had pinned the fabric it was lying flat against the skirt. I then drew on the tab type shapes to resemble that of the picture. I then took the whole piece of calico off of the mannewuin and traced these shapes onto the other side makeing sure the tabs were the same level and same size on each side.

This is what I want it to resemble when complete. In this picture I have just pinned the tabs in place, working out where they should be and size etc.

When I was happy with the shape of the tabs, I then cut an identical shaped piece of calico so that I could back the original piece onto it. This means that the tabs would have a neat edge. The piece of calico looked like this..

From here you can see that the tabs aren't complete symetircal. If I was to re-create this piece I would make sure that this had been done. I feel that then the outcome would appear more 'crisp'. By backing this piece of calico onto another the top looks really neat. I was a complete wally though and cut through the first tab on the left hand side. I was bagging out the pieces and cut along the wrong seam. Ideally I would like to re-cut these pieces and re-attach them however I am beginning to run out of time and I feel that I need to make this sacrifice.

From here I then pinned this onto the skirt making sure the tabs sat in the same position both sides and making sure the fabric hung correctly.

From here I the slip stithced the tabs in place and also slip stiched the top of the tabs onto the skirt. This is different to the picture but due to the fact that the fabric isnt completley correct, this needs to be done to ensure the tabs sit correctly.

I did not include any fastenings to this piece however this picture highlights where I have included a small dart to insure there is enough room for the skirt to be slipped on and off. This is where I would include a zip and/or buttons if it were a real piece. This dart also ensures the fabric sits corectly on the hip and around the front and back of the mannequin.