Week 1 4/4/2023 [LECTURE/TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL] - INTRODUCTION & BRIEFING

 

During our first week of Introduction to Pattern Drafting and Garment Making, we dived right into exercises. Before the class started, we were briefed on the importance of pattern drafting. Then, Ms. Melina had gone through with us on how to properly use the sewing machines and it's many functions.

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Ms. Melina is explaining to us on how to thread the machine and bobbin.

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I tried to thread the machine according to Ms. Melina's instructions.

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After learning how to thread the machine, we began to start our first sewing exercises. The first exercises include straight stitch, curve and corner line. 

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Before.

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The straight stitches were easy to go about as it was just a straight line going down. 

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As for the corners, I had some struggles with the sewing machine as it was too fast and I could not control it properly. Hence, I sewed the curves really slowly and took my time to get the right circle.

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Next, we did a plain open seam without overlock. We ironed 2 A4 sized calicos and sewed it straight down with the two pieces facing each other. 

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Before.

We then ironed the seam open and filed it into our own respective files for future uses.

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After.

During the 4/4/2023, we had an online meeting that night. Ms. Melina had briefed us on our upcoming projects which is creating women's pattern blocks. We were also taught about different types of fabric materials such as cotton, linen, chiffon, jersey, crepe, silk, lace, leather and many more.

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Stitches for hand sewing.

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Measurement guide.

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Basic bodice block (women's).

During the weekend we had a field trip with Ms. Melina to learn about different fabrics in more detail and to get essentials for our classes.

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We learnt about the different types of fabric and how to use them for different sewing projects, For an example, 

1. A common fabric that's known and loved is cotton. It's usually used to make socks, t-shirts, underwear, and many more.

2.  Velvet fabric: Woven fabric made of silk, cotton, linen, wool etc. This fabric is used in making daily wearable cloth, home decor etc.

3. Stretch fabric: Specialty fabric. It is a normal fabric which starches in all four directions. It came in mainstream in 1990s and widely used in making sportswear.

4. Quilted fabric: Woven fabric. It can be blend of wool, cotton, polyester, silk many more. It is used to make bags, clothing, mattresses etc.

5. Poplin fabric: Woven fabric used for jackets, shirt, raincoat etc. it is made by polyester, cotton and its blend. As coarse weft yarns are used its ribs are heavy and prominent. It is also most frequently used types of fabric.

AND MANY MORE!!

It was an enjoyable time to learn about the places to get the fabric and uses of certain fabrics.