Little Black Dress LBD Pictures of swatch fabrics

Little Black Dress LBD More Pictures

Little Black Dress LBD Pictures

Little Black Dress LBD

For the past couple of weeks since the fourteenth of February in class we have been working on the signature LBD aka the Little Black Dress. From researching information on the LBD and buying a pattern to make one first hand has been an experience like none other. For starters cutting out the tissue paper pattern was a tad bit of a pain. However as I got the hang of it the pattern cutting and pinning of the pattern to the MUSLIN we are first starting off to use before we actually buy the fabric for the final version. I will most likely to purchase black satin with a black print or pattern. Pinning the tissue paper to the Muslin was a nice challenge (making the pattern stay flat and not bubbling) and I feel that I tackled it well. We also learned how to pin and mark off (with a piece of tailors’ chalk) where the small (BLUE) and large (YELLOW) holes were. I forgot what they were called, however I also learned how to mark where the pleats were. WPPS

Recap of all stitches and seams laerned since the beginning of sewing class.

before and after pictures of recycled clothing project. ONE of TWO

Corner seam, Flat Felled seam, Corner seam, Recycle project

On the seventh of Februaryn 2011we learned how to do a Flat Felled seam, Corner seam, and a Curve seam which just so happen to give me the most trouble. However it was nice and enjoyable to learn the corner seam. It appears to me that I have a long way to go with sewing and thats quite alright with me as long as I can remember every stich and seam. On wednesday the ninth of February 2011 in class we were given a project to do which envolved taking old trift store garments and turning them into something new. It just goes to show that recycling old garments and materails can go a long way. More on the project in next blog.

Serger, Industrial & Blind Hemmer

On January thirty-first 2011 I learned how to use a Serger machine, a Industrial machine, and a Blind hemmer. It was quite different from a standard sewing machine that I use. I believe that learning how to use thsese machines in class will give me a better perpective on sewing and what it takes to put a garment together. Also on that note I learned several stiches for example: 5/8" Straight stich, Curve seam, ZigZag, Top Stich, Understich with Facing, 5/8" Serger, Neated seams with a serger,and one of my favorite stiches I learned so far the French seam. Will post pictures soon.