Making my garment this week was something I really struggled with especially since the stress started early on when I went to buy my fabric, to not pre burning my fabric which held me back. All sorts of things went wrong through my week of making but I still managed to finish in time for the photoshoot which was what mattered for me, even if I only had about 12 hours of sleep in total.
As I had decided on previously, I wanted to use the pinky nude chiffon however when I got to Rolls and Rems, there wasn't enough of the colour I needed which then meant I had to go for the neutral nude, which was annoying since I really liked the pinky tone.
Once I got home I begun making right away, having to cut out each pattern twice to have enough strength to hold the piece up especially with the burning and embellishments. But already I had made a mistake in cutting out the skirt pattern before burning the fabric because it shrinks once it gets bubbled up therefore I had to hit the fabric shop again for more chiffon and this time start by burning up the fabric before cutting. Because the skirt was long and needed three patterns to make the skirt, I had to burn up three large strips of fabric which took me all through Eurovision to finish where I ended up with a bruised thumb by the end of it because I was using the lighter all night in order to do so. When I finished creating the burnt and bubbled fabric, I sized it up with the paper skirt pattern and in some places had to add more fabric but that wasn't a problem.
After finishing off the top layers of the skirt I had to move on to the other layer underneath. It was a last minute decision on adding makeshift petals but I thought it would be a nice way to include the floral influence from before and I also thought it would be a nice graduation of colour as the nude was looking slightly bland, and the blue petals on the underskirt seemed to work really well. Looking back at it now I wish I had added more petals because it doesn't seem to show through when on camera but I still think it's successful appearance wise in reality. After both layers being done I managed to get it all sewn up 5/6 time, again making mistakes because of the sleepless nights but I managed to sew it up facing the right way in the end and managing to add the zip also. So after two days I had created a skirt (with no sleep in-between) which I was quite impressed with and loved how it flowed to the ground.
The top shouldn't have been so hard to make, but again without the much needed sleep I managed to mess up quite a lot until realising how easy it was all along. After working that out I had an assembled and sewn top, and all it needed now was jazz it up with a lot of gems, keeping in mind the shoot was the next day. Luckily adding the gems to the top didn't acquire that much brain power and I was able to sit through and bejazzle the top as much as possible before the shoot. My aim was to get the whole top covered in the gems but just in case I didn't make it i scattered the gems down in sections in different places that wouldn't look odd if I hadn't finished in time, which happened to be the case in the end.
The skirt was made to the highest possible standard and I am more than happy about the quality of it as it was everything I hoped it to be and I'm happy that I started off with it as it's my favourite piece and represents my theme perfectly. The top however I'm not too pleased about since it was unfinished for the shoot but I hope that I can finish it on time for assessment. Overall the making process was tough on my sleep deprived head but I think I got through it well considering and think it still looks like a great two piece set as they both compliment each other piece well, and if I manage to finish the top it will be perfect I hope.
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