Creative Design Realisation: Week 2

Here are some samples of techniques i experimented with by following instructions in order to create them. 


Pockets


Patch Pocket

 The photo above is of a patch pocket without a facing, I found this pocket a bit tricky to sew as it was a bit awkward sewing down the corners of the pocket but I managed to finish it off in the end and I was happy with end results I got.


Pocket Flaps

 The photo above is a sample of a pocket flap i made for my file, which would be used as decoration on a piece of clothing such as a jacket or trousers for example.I found this pocket quite easy to make as it was very straight forward and the instructions were easy to follow.


Trouser Pocket

The next pocket i decided to experiment with was a trouser pocket, which can be seen above from the sample I made for my file. I found this pocket a bit easy to make as the instructions were all right to follow I've never made a trouser pocket before. 

Sleeves Fullness and Flare

First Sleeve Experimentation

This is a page from my file, which shows the diagrams I followed in order to try and create a pattern for this sleeve with the fullness at the shoulder of the sleeve.

Next I drawn around my sleeve block and marked off the sections equally and labelled stuff relevant to the sleeve as you can see from the photo.

Next i slashed open the top part of the sleeve by cutting it away from the elbow line i marked earlier. Once I had opened up the top part of the sleeve I equally measured between the  slashed sections as I wanted an equal sized sleeve.

This is the final pattern piece i made by tracing around the sleeve i opened up and then added a 0.5cm seam allowance as it was a half-scaled pattern.


Second Sleeve Experimentation

For this sleeve the fullness and flare is at the top and the bottom of the sleeve, I followed the diagrams above in order to create a pattern for this fullness and flare sleeve.

First of all i drawn around my half scale sleeve block and the squared down form the chest line line on the sleeve right down to the bottom of the sleeve and then straightened it off on the wrist as you see from this page from my file. I then equally split the sleeve into four equal sections as the top and bottom would be cut apart from each other in order to slash open the top and bottom. I measured a 2cm gap between the chest line and lower area of the sleeve at the top in order to split into two sections as you can see.

I then cut along out the two section separately and then slashed the top of the sleeve up and slashed the bottom of the sleeve down. I measured equally the space between the opened up sleeve to create an accurate sleeve shape as you can see from the photo above. 

To take it forward i traced around the slashed sleeve i previously did and then added a 0.5cm seam allowance to create a final pattern for a half-scale sleeve.

Basic Flat Drawing Of My Final Design Idea

For my basic flat drawing i used a template in order to help me draw out a proportioned flat drawing front and back view.
This is a photo of my flat drawing I've drawn out using a fine liner to make it stand out.

CAD Basic Flat Drawing
I found it quite easy to draw a flat drawing using CAD once i got the hang of it, looks better than drawing a flat drawing by hand as it looks more prof


Here is a photo my CAD flat drawing.