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Hey, I'm Jess I started this blog to show things I've made, fashion interests and outfits of my own. I would love to be a stylist when I'm older and am doing as much styling assistance at the moment to get me there. Thanks for looking. If you have any questions email me on jessicafoster1995@hotmail.com Pintrest - http://pinterest.com/jessicafoster1/

Saturday 3 March 2012

Swing top

At last I've got round to actually taking a picture of the swing top I made months ago!
This is just to show the bias binding round the neck and arms. Made my own bias binding (masking tape and iron trick) and used a Burda pattern piece - http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/loose-fit-knit-top-with-cuffed-sleeves


The shape is great because it just hangs perfectly. Also with this there are so many variations, in terms of the colour/pattern and the bias binding which has endless possibilities! 

Textiles waitress skirt!

Almost finished my textiles as level garment!
My brief was to design and make a uniform, I chose a waitress' diner uniform, basing it on the 50's.
After much deliberation I decided on a full circle skirt because of the amazing drape etc...

Here Elisalex is modelling the front although it is quite long (cutting to just below the knee today) you can see the lovely drape and godets which will be ironed so you only see them when the user walks.

I used a stencil and fabric paint to create the checked design in the godets because we had to include some sort of art movement in the garment and I though 'Op Art' would work well because the checks tie in with the diner theme.

And here is the back... I was originally going to put a straight pleat down the middle however when I saw how well the fabric hung I decided against it! It also has a red lining which will tie in with the bodice colours.

Now time to start the bodice!!