The Next Stage!!

Now that I have my design the work begins as I have to make my drawing a reality. After weeks of pattern cutting, manipulating and experimenting I completed my toile which is a mock up of my final design in a plain fabric.

The purpose of a toile is to test the pattern you have created and find any problems or faults and correct them so that when you make your final garment there are no problems. After making my toile I discovered there were a few problems. Firstly the under layer of the skirt which will be the star foil printed layer was longer than the top pleated layer, I amended this on my pattern. The cuffs where also not correct as I needed to turn one side in so I made a note of this and the final problem was the waistband which I had to make a little bigger.

These images show where the faults were which I had to change overall these where only minor faults which meant I was ready to make the real thing!!! Aghhh.