I was seriously worried I’d majorly fail in this first week. I mean, I sew, sure—but I don’t work at anything close to a professional level of tailoring. Luckily I am a person who, as a kid and to this day, reads sewing books for fun. I collect vintage examples of the damn things (and housekeeping books). My theory is that I must have absorbed the how-tos over time. So this first entry is not bad at all, even though I’ve never lined a skirt or made pleats. Although I…
Tag: Week 01
Week 1 Drafting
I don’t know if it is because I used to be hella into geometry and bio or the years as a theatre tech, but I love diagrams. Normally when I sew from scratch I don’t begin by sketching the finished product. That stays in my head and the first thing put to paper are my primary plans for the pattern pieces. In normal circumstances I label them much more meticulously, but I’m working under time constraints here. So you’ll have to forgive me. Ah, there is nothing quite like the…
Week 1: Setup/Sketch
This week the contestants of Project Runway were given the solid starting theme of creating a piece that represented them as a designer. They were limited to five fabrics. Ha! Super easy for me to emulate. I figure “who I am as a designer” is someone with basic sewing skills, who likes cunning detail in simple pieces. Read: can’t do anything too ambitious unless I want to over-extend myself, have to remember that “cunning” does not mean “excessive” and heaven knows I love couture, but I also like things to…