I did originally plan to do a weekly reflective journal throughout my FMP. However, I only ended up doing it for Week 3, Week 4 and Week 5 as the important information about my FMP and practical work I was writing up within my blogs.
Week 3 – 08/03/2021
For this week I wrote in my project action plan and timetable that I planned to create some garment ideas and choose my Final design. However, as it was the first week out of lockdown back in college I ended up deviating from this original plan and I undertook some further research, created a survey and started to create some samples.
I am happy that I slightly changed my plan for this week, I think this will end up happening throughout my FMP which is fine. I will still use my project action plan and timetable as a guide and plan. Instead of doing my garment designs this week I intend to do it over the next 3 weeks leading up to half term.
I have also ordered 3 fabric swatches from fabric land, as we still are unable to go into fabric shops I wanted to feel the fabric and make a better decision of which fabric is best before buying it.
Target for week 4 ….
My target for next week is to trial techniques which I may possibly use in my final piece, do research on the techniques and use moodboards to support and further visualise my ideas.
Create a Mars survey results post, analysing the findings.
I am also going to have a 1 to 1 with my lecturer to talk through my ideas and to ask questions.
Week 4 – 15/03/2021
Monday – 1 to 1 with Lecturer
I had a several question to ask my lecturer I started by asking where I would be able to get hold of the Pattern Magic books.
- My lecturer ordered them from a library.
I asked whether there is a criteria that you have to meet in order to achieve certain grades.
- I now have the criteria sheet and understand what I need to do in order to strive to achieve a merit or distinction.
I finally explained my current ideas and how I envision my final piece will look. I asked about how I could combine a sleeveless pattern magic bodice block and a balloon/bubble skirt with an invisible zip down the back to create a functional dress.
- My lecturer said I could create a bodice block and a skirt separately and when put on together it would not be that noticeable that they are separate pieces. I now plan to create two separate piece a bodice block and a skirt block.
For this week I wrote in my project action plan and timetable that I planned to trial a wide variety of techniques that I may incorporate within my final design and blog about the process. This week I kept to my action plan and I created samples for sever techniques.
The techniques I have trailed …
- Dry brush painting with acrylics onto fabric.
- Dyeing with salt
- Ice dyeing
- Dyeing with sand and rocks
- Steamed Rock Shibori
I also made a list of all the fabrics and other materials I am going to need for this project and ordered most of the materials already to ensure that it arrives in good time.
I have also made a post analysing the results from my Mars Survey.
Unfortunately next week we only have two days, that we are actually in college. I plan to stay longer where I can to maximise the time I have in the workshop over the next two weeks before the Easter break.
Target for week 5 ….
Create my pattern magic bodice pattern.
Sew my pattern magic tester bodice together.
Week 5 – 22/03/2021
For this week I wrote in my project action plan and timetable that I planned to create patterns for my garments and start to sew my practise version of the garment as well and evaluate the process within my blogs. I have definitely stuck to my plan this week with only two days in college I focused just on the bodice. So I made the pattern for the bodice as well as sewing my practice out of fabric and I have blogged the whole process.
I plan to have a 1 to 1 with my lecturer next week to review my project so far and talk about certain aspects that are missing or that I should focus on over Easter.
Target for week 6 ….
Create the pattern for the balloon skirt
Sew my practice ballon skirt together.
Create my garment design ideas drawings.
Create a detailed plan for Easter looking at the things missing or needed within my project.
Unpicking Fashion 