In the last week before the holiday, I spent two days to finish dyeing the fabric needed by the project of Product Placement. Even if the sample experiment was conducted in advance, the desired effect could not be achieved quickly when the amount of fabric was large. The dyeing experiment of Sample can only help …
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【29/11/2021-05/12/2021】
I continue to modify the clothes this week after first fitting and prepare for print pattern. I draw the pattern on the calico to see the approximate size, so I know how to set the size in Photoshop, and the pattern will look about the same size when I print it on the costume. The …
【22/11/2021-28/11/2021】
To make the panier look more natural, I changed some parts. I lifted the second layer of steel and sewn together with the first layer. In order to maintain the balance of the panier, I have to observe and adjust it while hand sewing. I begin to drape the dress until I finished the panier. …
【Tate modern 20/11/2021】
Since I haven’t been to Tate Modern for a long time, I found some interesting new artworks. Like the work of this artist who was born in India and works in India and the United States. This is his work in 1985. He has tried in various media, such as Graphite, watercolour, ink and Oil …
【17/11/2021-21/11/2021】
Finally, the steel for the panier that I bought arrived. After I inserted the steel into the channel, I wanted to put them on the mannequin to see the effect. Unexpectedly, a huge problem occurred: the width of Pannier was widened, but I did not change the waist part, so the opening of the waist …
【10/11/2021-16/11/2021】
I brought some books from China about the development history of Chinese costume, because I wanted to understand the history of clothing in the Tang Dynasty, So I picked out the history of this period from each book and read them. Although I learned some knowledge about costume, I also had some doubts. They are …
【03/11/2021-09/11/2021】
I have read some books and there is no corset which is very similar to the costume I want to make this time. There is no exact pattern that can be applied. And then I look at the costume for a long time. The upper part look a little bit like the Victoria Bodice that …
【Reflection】
In the last two weeks of October, after communicating with Kathleen, she suggested that I should first finish the support of the big skirt below, so as to facilitate the draping of the upper part. Although I checked relevant books in the library, the support is called Spanish Farthingale in the picture, but I think …
【Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits 31/10/2021】
Today is the last day of this exhibition, I went to the wrong room on Wednesday, so I can’t miss this exhibition again today. The British royal family has been a source of fascination for hundreds of years. For much of that time, most ordinary people would never have seen their king or queen in …
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【Queen’s House: Royal Portraits 27/10/2021】
I was going to see this exhibition: Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits. I didn’t think I was in the wrong room, so I took a look at the portraits on display here. Many of the characters in it are from the period of Britain’s rise in the world in the 17th century. I didn’t …
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