Mastering the Basics: Suspender belt

Two weeks without any making.. was a long stretch. So, luckily today was Suspender day!
It was the day we were introduced to the LN20 taping machine, suspender straps, elastics and the 'dreaded' 3 point zig-zag. After spending (too much) time with my dear un-picker the garment was complete!

Making Suspender Clips..

Front 

Side 

Back

The Final Garment Photographs

Then upon completion.. the next task was to design our own suspender. I used the stand to draft the pattern, then I was homeward bound for a well deserved tea and biscuit break! 

In terms of the new and improved suspender, we'll call it suspended (couldn't help myself!) and save that for another day.

Pattern Drafting: Medium Support Bra

What started with a simple outline of a MS20 bra wire (technical talk) turned into a functional pattern. The guidelines seemed like a treasure trail (E.g At a right angle to this line draw another 90mm long).

We then made a copy, cut it out and construct with tape...

Constructed Paper copy 

To add further excitement to the class we had a competition..Who could do the best re-design? Despite not winning (tough crowd!) It was an interesting task and without a doubt a well spent Monday.

Although now comes typing up the instructions.. including diagrams such as these beasts...

Pattern drafting diagrams

Mastering the Basics: Bustier

The first garment of the course...
Despite the lace not being the most attractive in all the world, learning how to make this certainly was exciting. It provided a good opportunity to get acquainted with new machines (my favorite being the bone casing). Being such a basic pattern it'd be easy to adjust and alter into something more elaborate.. if only I had more hours in a day! As this is the first garment of course I went wild on taking lots of similar images!

Bustier Front View

Side Angle

Side-Back

Back View

Photographs of my lovely in house model