Final week at the ASOS Stitching Academy

On our final week we had the opportunity to make something much more intense. I chose to make a frilly hem jacket, which I found quite hard to construct especially to draw out the pattern. This week went by very fast as I spent majority of the time producing the jacket. The whole experience at the ASOS x Fashion Capital Stitching Academy was priceless. To make something so detailed after the six week project was impressive. The learning environment was great. From having very little knowledge about constructing and designing garments to be able to make detailed items within a few days felt immense. I feel confident using the Overlocker, flat machine, cover stitch and binding machine. I believe I have built up a very strong Fashion portfolio with this course and hoping to move onto employment within the Fashion industry. 

Week Five at the ASOS Stitching Academy.

On our return to the Stitching Academy, I continued working on my t-shirt. I decided to make a few changes, which I couldn't manage to finish on Monday. We visited ASOS HQ, which included a tour around the building. I was given the opportunity to take a closer look at the fashion cycle in the successful and growing company. This was definitely one of the most inspiring trips that helped me understand different fashion fields and how they function. When we got back on Wednesday I completed my t-shirt and inserted the mesh I planned out. Even though I made a few mistakes I now feel confident in making garments and get precise measurements. The last two days of the week I worked on Unit 2, which consisted of creating samples of accurate stitches and overlock styles.

Week Four at the ASOS Stitching Academy.

This week we got a lot more practical, I initiated the week by finishing my skirt off and perfecting any errors I made. I feel that I have improved and broadened my knowledge within pattern cutting and stitching accurately. I continued to practise using the overlocker machine the following day to begin working on another garment. I progressed to constructing a sample t-shirt, which I formed using definite measurements. After I completed the sample I began to take measurements to construct a pattern for my programmed t-shirt. After cutting the patterns for my garment I combined the pieces and created a t-shirt, which I was very pleased with.