Initial designing with Laura for our support module

Cocoon shape toile
In this lesson we looked at four toiles, all extremely different in shape. We were put into pairs and were asked to choose one of the toiles to use as a starting point for a garment which would need to contain both mine and my partner's initials.

We chose the Cocoon shaped dress toile.

I was paired with Laura, so the letters we had to work with were 'L', 'R', 'E' and 'M'.





Inverted triangle shape toile












Dome shape t-shirt toile

This was our final design for the task given. Using the Cocoon shaped toile we also incorporated the Circle shaped sleeves to create the 'M'. Using a side panel instead of a seam we created a 'L' shape which continued around the front and back hem. We created a keyhole in the back of the dress where the shoulders meet to create a 'R' shape which then goes down into a 'E' using seams to create the initials.

We continued on to create the first draft of the garment. Although this was a fun and innovative task I found the task quite challenging in terms of incorporating initials and letters into garments.
Circle shape t-shirt toile