Tutorial

After my first meeting about the project I have been given the opportunity to go on a great work placement. This means that I will be finishing the unit earlier. With this in place as well as still presently working as a Supervisor for the AUCB production of 'Candide' and needing to write a essay for the POP unit i felt very worried about the work load that my tutor seemed to expect from me. 

I went to see the head of my year group to talk about work load and my concern. It was then organized that I will cut half a bodice with a quarter of a skirt to a toile standard from 1835-1849 and then cut half a bodice and a full skirt to a high standard toile from 1890's. I will also still be making a pair of breeches for the National Theatre Hire Department. 

I feel a lot more confident with my work load after this meeting.

Female Cutting Tutorial

During a Tutorial with two of my tutors we talked about the different sections of this unit. We talked about how this is an opportunity to explore some period cutting and draping on the stand as well as refining patterns as flat patterns to be placed on fabric.

It was suggested that I should start the project by picking one pattern from each of Janet Arnold and Norah Waugh and experiment with cutting and draping as a toile.

The tutors suggested that it will be beneficial to pick two patterns from each book from 1820-1855, these two patterns must be clearly different and give a different challenge. 


The tutors also suggested to pad up a stand to the correct shape using appropriate under structures from the costume store to cut over. (If a smaller mannequin is chosen then a corset would fit more naturally around the mannequin.)