Friday 1 November 2013

Morley college

September saw me start the advanced dressmaking sewing class at Morley college. The college offers a fantastic line up of fashion courses and having been to my induction yesterday I have to say I am really excited to be there..


The tutor is a wonderfully experienced, precise person who has at times frustrated me as much as the project has. Why?  understanding that everyone has different ways of learning  and teaching. Until I found a way to understand and take in everything I was being taught in the order I was being taught it, a sort of layering of information instead of everything I need to know at once, it was hard. I think I may have found this the most difficult thing yet. I find my experiences and knowledge in the subject sometimes stops me from understanding the whole point. Am I enjoying it? absolutely! I love my commute and gathering of thoughts until I get there. I do come out sometimes in a daze having concentrated for three hours straight and feel like I cannot take in any more. I feel stretched as only learning something new does and I love that somehow this is making me a better teacher. Though more about this later.... 

We are working on this Vogue pattern. It is semi fitted and we re took close fitting measurements and learned how to change the pattern to fit our measurements. Having come from the ready to wear industry, this method of fitting is very different and not something I learned to do. I do love that I will have the skills to help makes things fit better at the end of this. 

Am sure I will have to rant more on this subject soon. Tonight though I am off to browse a newly opened fabric and wool shop called Little Woolies... will have pictures and information for the the next post.