Hello Hive
There is one attribute of perfectionists that I am beginning to see in my own life too. I never get satisfied with the design of clothes I make for myself, always wishing that every little detail of the cloth would be perfect. Maybe because it is one way I use to sell my designs and handwork. I don't wish to see a single mistake on my clothes; I want neat stitches, cutting, weaving, and even embellishment. When people see flaws in our handwork, it drives them away from patronizing our business, and as an upcoming designer, we have to pay attention to the details of our work.
Today I wanted to design a dress for myself for an upcoming wedding this weekend. A fellow hiver is tying the knot, and we are going there to celebrate her.
The common clothes for everyone are out, just like we often do for our culture here. I want to appear spectacular and in a design that will call attention (one good way to seel my business is to often appear great in stunning designs that draws people's attention).
Wishing to make something different from the norm, I had tried a combination of two different designs for my clothes.
- A monostrap for the back bodice combined with a
- Sweetheart neck from the front bodice
As a norm, we often sew either of the two designs separately, but I wanted to see what the combinations of the two would look like.
To make this, I created a basic bodice pattern for both the front and back.
Front pattern
Back pattern
In order to make this, I drafted a perfect pattern in this manner.
On the front block, I measured the bust, waist, and underbust, creating a 1" dart at the bust and shoulder for counting.
I did some underbust fighting with 2" as you can see on the pattern.
And the back was a simple pattern in which I used my wood curve to create the monostrap line since the plastic curve is shorter.
My pattern is perfect and ready.
With this, I will have little to no mistakes with my outfits.
Next, I used the pattern to cut my fabric here.
I added some stay to make it stiffer and went ahead to stitch them up.
Having done all that above, the simple design I have added to this is yet another tulle net of white color for the yoke. To see if this brings out some vital and beautiful details for the dress, I decided to use white as opposed to green and other colors on the dress, which will blend into the color of the dress when I'm done sewing. The white is sharp and bright yet.
More details are coming up on the dress as I am preparing it for the wedding coming up this weekend.
I have used the whole of yesterday to make this, and I am really tired waking up this morning.
Every little detail of our outfits matters and i hope that this one will give out the impression i wish that it makes.