Saturday, October 23, 2010
jeepers
to my dear 17 metres of silk satin - please please please make sure you return from sydney perfectly bias cut at 6cm, right side up and neatly placed on the roll for me to then sew onto my finale dress. please be on time please dont be damaged and please be how i expect you to be.... i cant do anything else to the dress until you arrive and the fittings for you and all our garments are on thursday - thanks!
Monday, October 11, 2010
valentino
found this amazing picture online.... it inspires me to work harder faster better stronger!!! :-P
hmm
so mark and i were sitting at dinner just before..... thai orchid down at henley!!! so good it makes me want to jump and dance!!!
mark remarked (no pun) that i seem to be incredibally calm given we finish in less than four weeks and i still have my big finale dress to do... plus about a million and one other things like buttons finishes pressing tags carelabels swing tickets etc etc.... and ive come home thinking.... well yeah i probably should be starting to sweat a little!!!
so this is my arghhh post.... 3 and a half weeks out and still a heck of a lot of stuff to finish!!!! but never fear, unlike my normal self whereby i do usually leave most things till the last minute - i have been unusually prepared in this instance..... so i say that tomorrow being a new day i will get up early, make a coffee, maybe go to the morning yoga class and get a good running start on my finale dress!!! if i can get up to the toile cutting stage by lunch time i will be a happy man!!!!
i have a bunch of photos from my camera to upload onto here but i think i will do that in a day or so!!!!
ive spent the last few days letting my fingers recover from multiple needle stabs!!!!! sewing needles (just thought i would add that) so i feel like im ready to jump back in!!!!
right!!!!! i
ill do it! :-P
mark remarked (no pun) that i seem to be incredibally calm given we finish in less than four weeks and i still have my big finale dress to do... plus about a million and one other things like buttons finishes pressing tags carelabels swing tickets etc etc.... and ive come home thinking.... well yeah i probably should be starting to sweat a little!!!
so this is my arghhh post.... 3 and a half weeks out and still a heck of a lot of stuff to finish!!!! but never fear, unlike my normal self whereby i do usually leave most things till the last minute - i have been unusually prepared in this instance..... so i say that tomorrow being a new day i will get up early, make a coffee, maybe go to the morning yoga class and get a good running start on my finale dress!!! if i can get up to the toile cutting stage by lunch time i will be a happy man!!!!
i have a bunch of photos from my camera to upload onto here but i think i will do that in a day or so!!!!
ive spent the last few days letting my fingers recover from multiple needle stabs!!!!! sewing needles (just thought i would add that) so i feel like im ready to jump back in!!!!
right!!!!! i
ill do it! :-P
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
and so it is
4 weeks to go till graduation....
ive lost my i phone sadly so i will take some pictures with a regular camera to upload on to my blog...
im doing pretty well it seems.... all garments are either finished or on their way to being finished except for my big finale dress... which i havent start yet!!! eeep
starting tomorrow i will work on that and keep going on the finishing of other garments, a button here a bagged out seam there...
everyone in the class seems to be fairly calm yet... it will be interesting to see how it goes in the following weeks...
oh and had my photo shoot the other day with the results being a complete success... thankyou so much to rebecca lawrence for your fine modelling efforts and to the wonderful megan mackenzie for your excellent photography!
hooray!!!!
i need another coffee.....
ive lost my i phone sadly so i will take some pictures with a regular camera to upload on to my blog...
im doing pretty well it seems.... all garments are either finished or on their way to being finished except for my big finale dress... which i havent start yet!!! eeep
starting tomorrow i will work on that and keep going on the finishing of other garments, a button here a bagged out seam there...
everyone in the class seems to be fairly calm yet... it will be interesting to see how it goes in the following weeks...
oh and had my photo shoot the other day with the results being a complete success... thankyou so much to rebecca lawrence for your fine modelling efforts and to the wonderful megan mackenzie for your excellent photography!
hooray!!!!
i need another coffee.....
Thursday, September 23, 2010
goodness
goodness
well about 6 weeks to go till we graduate!
i think im fairing up pretty well.... i think this kind of work is a bit like a steam train.... takes a little while to get moving but once its on the run it doesnt take time to build momentum and then your steaming right along at the speed of ... well a steam train going really fast i guess :-)
So far i have completed almost 3 outfits in full.... another two i have finished patterns on and toiled up... cutting those out thismorning... then its on to the big finale dress!
this the one which i expect to take some time with... lots of circular silk frills, gems, beads, draping... the whole shibang!!!
the 6th of november isnt far away at all!!!
well thats it for my update... been up since 6am cutting out my pants, now off to school to keep cutting two more tops out then its sew sew sew for a few days!
well about 6 weeks to go till we graduate!
i think im fairing up pretty well.... i think this kind of work is a bit like a steam train.... takes a little while to get moving but once its on the run it doesnt take time to build momentum and then your steaming right along at the speed of ... well a steam train going really fast i guess :-)
So far i have completed almost 3 outfits in full.... another two i have finished patterns on and toiled up... cutting those out thismorning... then its on to the big finale dress!
this the one which i expect to take some time with... lots of circular silk frills, gems, beads, draping... the whole shibang!!!
the 6th of november isnt far away at all!!!
well thats it for my update... been up since 6am cutting out my pants, now off to school to keep cutting two more tops out then its sew sew sew for a few days!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
tafe open day
went to Tafe open day today - a sunday - ten marks for effort i say!
was fun with ally and najree in the house - made some excellent progress with my jacket - got sleeves in and looks tremendous!
attended parade out in the foyer - was chuffed my swimwear was selected to be a part of the parade.
those finesse models are excellent - love their ways!
have had some great ideas tonight about my collection and its eventual fruition and thus cant sleep as a result!!!
was fun with ally and najree in the house - made some excellent progress with my jacket - got sleeves in and looks tremendous!
attended parade out in the foyer - was chuffed my swimwear was selected to be a part of the parade.
those finesse models are excellent - love their ways!
have had some great ideas tonight about my collection and its eventual fruition and thus cant sleep as a result!!!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
oh
I just failed to comment on the new Tafe campus - 10/10 excellent and such a wonderful improvement. I actually feel like a fashion student walking through the doors of the main hallway upstairs and that makes want to work hard and create beautiful things.
I hope future students feel this way - inspiration is a rare commodity when your studying - no money to do anything - travelling and the likes - so to be inspired by the space you inhabit is a great thing! Peace!
I hope future students feel this way - inspiration is a rare commodity when your studying - no money to do anything - travelling and the likes - so to be inspired by the space you inhabit is a great thing! Peace!
Friday, August 13, 2010
getting there
Well i havent been so good with the blogging side of things - so ive decided to sit down and write a little bit about what ive been up to.
Today i have been uber motivated and have pattern made and toiled up garment number 4 - a one shouldered top in silk satin. Im quite pleased at the progress im making so far with my graduation collection.
Last night i worked till midnight getting the components together for my jacket - this features in the first outfit.
Tomorrow i will be going into Tafe for Tafe open day so this will be a good opportunity to get some solid work done - i still have to lay out and cut garment number 2 which is a striped top - it is toiled already so good to go!
Once thats done and a small slip stiching job on the skirt of that outfit - the whole outfit will be finished!
I am now going to spend a few hours pattern making outfit number 3 which is a full length dress
pics to come which hopefully (and unsure here as most pictures ive taken have been of ally pulling funny faces) will show an approximate illustration of the process - i certainly dont want to show too much though as there would be less surprise factor at the graduation!
Today i have been uber motivated and have pattern made and toiled up garment number 4 - a one shouldered top in silk satin. Im quite pleased at the progress im making so far with my graduation collection.
Last night i worked till midnight getting the components together for my jacket - this features in the first outfit.
Tomorrow i will be going into Tafe for Tafe open day so this will be a good opportunity to get some solid work done - i still have to lay out and cut garment number 2 which is a striped top - it is toiled already so good to go!
Once thats done and a small slip stiching job on the skirt of that outfit - the whole outfit will be finished!
I am now going to spend a few hours pattern making outfit number 3 which is a full length dress
pics to come which hopefully (and unsure here as most pictures ive taken have been of ally pulling funny faces) will show an approximate illustration of the process - i certainly dont want to show too much though as there would be less surprise factor at the graduation!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Ok... Here we go....
Heres to the successful completion of my 2010 Graduation Collection wow i cant beleive im finally here....... pop whoosh......clink clink....oh i love veuve cliquet.......Now i just want to say a big thankyou to everyone who supported me through this time - My friends family peers and lecturers at Tafe and especially my wonderful partner Mark.... im so happy to see my collection completed, finished and perfect - everything has gone smoothly and wonderfully... im so happy..... clink clink... for he's a jolly good fellow for hes a jolly good fellow.... click click click click click... oh ok you can take my photo for the cover of Vogue.... clink click clink click clink click beep beep beep beep beep beep..........................................why does the camera sound like an alarm? wait why am i laying down during my graduation? Oh crap... i was dreaming!!!!
So here we are.... in the computer room at Tafe Marleston campus. This is a quite a special sentance becuase in a few weeks time I, or any other student, wont be able to say that as we are all moving our needles and threads to the city Tafe campus on currie st. Exciting - Yes!
This blog is going to help me document the final process of my education - The conception and completion of a collection of garments to showcase at the end of year graduation parade!
I will input my highs and lows, my smiles and possibly tears, photos and thoughts that occur along the way........
Right.... now...... what should i write next.... hmm..... coffee?
So here we are.... in the computer room at Tafe Marleston campus. This is a quite a special sentance becuase in a few weeks time I, or any other student, wont be able to say that as we are all moving our needles and threads to the city Tafe campus on currie st. Exciting - Yes!
This blog is going to help me document the final process of my education - The conception and completion of a collection of garments to showcase at the end of year graduation parade!
I will input my highs and lows, my smiles and possibly tears, photos and thoughts that occur along the way........
Right.... now...... what should i write next.... hmm..... coffee?
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