And it begins!

My first day at Tafe was very enjoyable. It was exciting to see everyone again and claiming our sewing machines to make sure that we picked a good one! I couldn't wait to get started on my work again as a felt as though i didn't do enough work during the holidays. I began with pinning the toile of my bodice to my mannequin so i could check the seams, fit and the length. The first change i had to make was to redraw some of the seams because they had pulled forward. I then transferred the markings from the bodice onto paper. I decided to use a different coloured marker for each of the 6 styles of bodices in my range. By having 6 different colours marked on the bodice "master" i can just trace off each pattern. I thought this would be a good idea because i want each bodice to fit the same but to have something unique, and that unique twist is having different necklines and hems.

My first day went so quickly that when i looked at the clock it was 3:00 and i had to start packing up to leave for my train home. I was very happy with what i had accomplished in my first day and i had already planned what i needed to get done for the next day.