Reflection on Fitting
I am really pleased how my fitting went, i didn't have to make any major alterations. A couple of seams on the bodice to make it more of a "second skin" and re align the plate.
The plate was the most obvious area that needed correcting. I had fitted it off the mannequin which had meant it wasn't straight down the CB and didn't match up (refer to "technical side of fitting photos to see.") I hadn't thought about putting it on the mannequin, because i had already drafted it on the mannequin with the calico pattern i thought it would line up. I have learnt that when a garment is always changing (tutu moving, squashing, stringing, bending) when putting a plate onto a temperamental garment its more effective to take all precautions. Plus when it is on the mannequin it is in the shape of the body and it will sit on the body differently to off the mannequin. I will be taking this away with me in my future constructing skills and in year three. By taking the "longer" route will benefit how well the garment fits to the body. In dance wear it is more obvious than some other costume areas.
At the fitting, to me, it is a visual conclusion on how well i have grabbed this new area of construction over all i am really pleased how it fits and how it looks. To be thrown into the deep end in a completely new area of construction, i did wonder at times how it was supposed to look (as i had no idea) but as it has gone on i have learnt how the tutu layers, knickers, waistband and basque are meant to look together. I can relate the bodice to costumes i have done before-but with more panels.
Over the past weeks i have learnt a lot about myself and my strenghts and faults. I thought my organisation skills were really good. I do still think i am good at time management, but little areas that let me down which results some areas of my organisation to be really messy. Such as having two note books, referring back and forth is messy and confusion i could do without.
It has also taught me that i shouldn't be too worried about taking on a new challenge, as i have learnt so much that i can take away with me in my 3rd year and industry years, not just about dance construction, about construction that i can use in other costumes. Alternative way of thinking that will make the garment fit better.
I have set myself time schedules that sometimes may be pushing myself, i like to have at least 2 days "fall back" in case something goes wrong i have scheduled time in for areas that might have gone wrong. I find myself rushing sometimes, which makes me make silly mistakes, when i do have enough time to take my time. I think that will come with confidence, its getting there, this unit has taught me a lot.
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Showing posts with label SDP 009 Fitting. Show all posts
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Fitting Technical Side
Fitting
Overall the fitting went really well, i was really pleased with how my costume fit my dancer. I asked my dancer to get changed behind a curtain and to put the tutu on, and i would do the bodice up. Unfortunately as the tutu and bodice looked securely attacked, she pulled it up by the bodice so the swing catches all ripped and the bodice came off the tutu. This effected the sit of the bodice in relation to the tutu. I took the bodice off, re pinned the CF to the CF of the basque so they sat properly.
The knickers and the basque fit really well which i was really pleased about. The bodice fit well, but to make it more like a "second skin" i took a few of the seams in
When i put the plate on i didn't attach it when it was on a mannequin, this was a mistake, i thought as i had drafted it already, if i lined the CB and CF up it would automatically sit right. This wasn't the case. The CBs hadn't fallen right in relation the the circumference and the placement of the plate around the waist.
I will be taking the plate off and re placing it on the stand. Hopefully that will help with how it sit.
I took in either sides about half an inch at the front:
I also took the back in about 2 8ths of an inch either side, up the diagonal safety pin:
The shoulder straps looked fine but I re marked the seams. I asked her to raise her arms, and the shoulder straps felt tight she said, so i slightly make it looser by 1 8th of an inch both shoulder.
Arm hole i made slightly wider by 1 8th of an inch on the back. The front i left.
Both pictures after alterations:
Overall the fitting went really well, i was really pleased with how my costume fit my dancer. I asked my dancer to get changed behind a curtain and to put the tutu on, and i would do the bodice up. Unfortunately as the tutu and bodice looked securely attacked, she pulled it up by the bodice so the swing catches all ripped and the bodice came off the tutu. This effected the sit of the bodice in relation to the tutu. I took the bodice off, re pinned the CF to the CF of the basque so they sat properly.
The knickers and the basque fit really well which i was really pleased about. The bodice fit well, but to make it more like a "second skin" i took a few of the seams in
When i put the plate on i didn't attach it when it was on a mannequin, this was a mistake, i thought as i had drafted it already, if i lined the CB and CF up it would automatically sit right. This wasn't the case. The CBs hadn't fallen right in relation the the circumference and the placement of the plate around the waist.
I will be taking the plate off and re placing it on the stand. Hopefully that will help with how it sit.
I took in either sides about half an inch at the front:
I also took the back in about 2 8ths of an inch either side, up the diagonal safety pin:
The shoulder straps looked fine but I re marked the seams. I asked her to raise her arms, and the shoulder straps felt tight she said, so i slightly make it looser by 1 8th of an inch both shoulder.
Arm hole i made slightly wider by 1 8th of an inch on the back. The front i left.
Both pictures after alterations:
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