An update on my Damart Project

So on the 22nd of February I blogged about my latest, Garment Technology, project, which has been sponsored by Damart.

The Challenge was to design and construct a thermal garment which could be used as an under and/or an outer item. To recap, my final design was a day dress with a draped right hand side and tight fitting under shorts to provide the thermal requirements.

My final flat drawing 

So hows my design looking at the moment? 

My dress up to present

Well with just one week to the deadline my dress is beginning to take shape. I have fully pattern cut the whole design and all pattern pieces have been cut out in a stretch jersey, Damart fabric. I am now nicely within the construction stage and my top, shorts and skirt have all been constructed and attached together.

I have hit a few problems along the way but with only the centre back zip, sleeves and bindings to attach the dress is coming along nicely

Below are a couple more pictures of me in action. 

Measuring the mannequin for my patterns 

Me wearing my toile skirt pattern and holding my final design

Pattern Cutting 

Tracing around a block pattern

Drafting my desires fashion lines and taking their measurements to apply to my pattern

Cutting out my sample dress top and sleeve

Finished sample with necessary adjustments 

Lay planning my final patterns in Damart fabric

Checking my grainline is correct

Cutting out

Final shorts made up

Drafting my binding pattern pieces

Me over locking the dresses seams

A close up of one of the dresses over locked seams

My final gathered sleeve

Thanks for reading my update and please leave any comments below 

Zoe xx