Week Three at the ASOS Stitching Academy

On our third week at the Stitching Academy we began the first day working on our folders, finishing our first unit off. We were trained on how to use the binding machine, which was a lovely experience.  The binding machine was quite easy to use but very complicated to thread. Our second day we jumped on to working with the overstitch, which was a lot more easier to thread and use. We began to sketch our ideas on the third day to design a pattern for a skirt. We were taught how to measure the body and create the pattern using the measurements. We studied the fashion production cycle, where we were toured around the factory making notes on how you create a garment for costumers. On the last day of the week I began constructing a sample skirt to practice on how to sew and cut the material together. I found it very simple and I felt satisfied and ready to move onto making the real thing.