Week 13 plan

Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Saturday		BIC: 1-8	BIC
Sunday	-	Family meal	-
Monday	Finish toile	Prep BE suit for fitting	-
Tuesday	MFM	MFM	Prep for photo shoot
Wednesday	9:30 Dad Photo shoot 10:45 gang fitting	Lunch with mum and dad	BIC: 6.30-11
Thursday	Prep for fitting	Fitting 1-2 Nancy Photo shoot	Apply for job!
Friday	Do theory work	Prep for fitting	HOME
Saturday	Home	Theory work	Home
Sunday	Home	home	BIC:7- 11

Week 10 Reflection

This week I feel I have been really productive even though I have yet to start work on The Threepenny Opera. I managed to finish the trousers and waistcoat to the second fitting stage and I am really happy with how these look. I have also faced and began to line the jacket, putting in an inside breast pocket on the right hand side and a cigarette pocket on the left hand side. As I have now done several pockets these went well and I am happy with how they have turned out. I feel that now have re-adjusted my time plan I have realised how much work I have to do and this has pushed me to work much harder this week. Hopefully I will be able to keep this hard work up over the Easter holiday. This week I also had a portfolio tutorial for PPP, this was really helpful and I am pleased with the ideas and information I took from this session. I will make time over Easter to work on my PPP unit.

Week 10 Plan

Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Saturday	Blog/ workbook	Trouser pockets	BIC 5.30-11
Sunday	Finish trousers	Finish trousers and waistcoat
Monday	Complete alterations	Stayflex and finish lapel	BIC 6-10
Tuesday	Cut out facing	Cut out lining	Mark pockets in lining
Wednesday	PPP work	Portfolio tutorial 1.30- 3.30 TPO research	Pockets in lining
Thursday	Pockets in lining	Attach facing to lapel	Attach canvass to bottom of jacket
Friday	Stitch jacket together	Put on mannequin and get armhole measurement. Draft collar
Saturday	Draft sleeve and make up in calico Update workbook and blog Start drafting TPO garments
Sunday

Week 9 Reflection

This week I completed the waistcoat for the second fitting. I made all the alterations, lined and finished the fronts. I then attached the front to the back however I have only tacked this line through as it may alter after the fitting. After the fitting I will stitch the line through and cut away the excesses. I stitched the side seams of the trousers and completed the waistband adding the hooks and bars.  I met with graham to look at his notes and images on suits that he had viewed. I did this, as I was unable to view any suits myself. From this I took the position of the pockets that will go into the trousers. I positioned these and marked them onto the trousers. For these pockets I am doing a jetted pocket with a flap inside the pocket. Having the flap inside the pocket is a new technique for me and it is made more challenging by the pattern match. I am really happy with how this went and I am pleased with the pocket. I then stitched up the legs and centre back of the trousers. Slip stitching the lining into place.

This week has been very productive and though I have not been able to do any work on the jacket I have got the trousers and waistcoat ready for my next fitting.  I have now also got my design for The Threepenny Opera however I have not managed to do any work on it as I have been trying to complete the first part of EMP that is my suit. I hope to start researching and pattern drafting next week. 

The Threepenny Opera

Today we had our first meeting to discus and find out about The Threepenny Opera that is the second part of my EMP project. We discussed the different designs and which ones appealed to us. Several of us wanted designs that involved tailoring so Naomi and I decided to split Macheath’s costume. I will be creating the waistcoat and trousers and Naomi will create the coat. We will have to work together as a team to complete these designs as we will need to make them work as a outfit. We will also have to work with the rest of the costume team to make sure production works as a whole. I will also be working as part of a team to adjust and alter the suits that are going to be sourced. This will help me in my understanding of tailoring as I will have to look at and alter a range of different ready made suits. I am also going to be working with Briony to create the hat that completes Macheath’s costume. This is really exciting as I have wanted to have a go at Millenary for a while and I have yet to have the opportunity to do so. 

This is a really exciting project as it is such a huge live project. I am really happy to be working with a designer and supervisor again and to be working to a live brief with actors. This project will also really push me as I have mostly worked on historical projects where as this is a futuristic project based on historical ideas. I will start researching this week however the research will be more abstract than from other projects. I will then start pattern drafting and creating a toile. 

Budgeting

I have now purchased the majority of components for my suit and so far I have spent £264.20. I am really happy with this as my estimate for the suit and photo shot was £350. There are still items that I need to purchase and I will have extra thread to buy however I am on track to hopefully not exceed £300 for this project.

Fabric	Use	Amount	Price	Cost
wool	Top cloth	6	£24.75	£148.50
lining	lining	5	£12.00	£60.00
silesia	pockets	1	£3.45	£3.45
hair canvas	all	3	£6.50	£19.50
shoulder canvas	jacket front	1	£6.50	£6.50
breast felt	jacket front	0.5	£6.60	£3.30
collar canvas	collar, cuffs waistband	0.5	£6.20	£3.10
collar melton	collar	0.25	£6.60	£1.65
Ice wool	arm holes	0.25	£6.10	£1.53
Stayflex	Pockets, Lapel	0.5	£2.95	£1.48
thread	top cloth	4	£1.40	£5.60
thread	lining	1	£1.40	£1.40
Thread	Baisting	3	£1.40	£4.20
buttons	fly	1	£1.00	£1.00
buttons	waistcoat	1	£1.00	£1.00
buttons	jacket	0	£1.50	£-
Buttons	Jacket cuffs	1	£1.00	£1.00
Buckel	waistcaot	1	£1.00	£1.00
		Total cost		£264.20