Printed

This past weekend was a whirlwind but a successful one nonetheless. I placed a garment I created in innovative techniques into the BOA or Bodies of Art Fashion show at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. I received a lot of good reception at the show for my design so I had decided to include the digital print I used in innovative and translate it into another one of my looks. This time I printed in a smaller format in a darker blue tone. Digital printing is a process that doesn't require a lot of time and is ultimately rewarding in the end. I am very pleased with the way my fabric turned out!

To the wire

Hey all, 

Things are just going by so quickly and as we cross off the days on our calendars, the more I realize that the end is closer than I am prepared for, for the moment.  But... I'm going to keep pushing, keep sewing, keep putting my all into this collection.  

Finishing strong is the goal! Not just with this collection but in all of my classes, i'm coming down to the last month of my college career and the pressure is heavy, but I never fold. 


WATCH ME WORK, right down to the wire 💪😎



P.s. I think I've chosen some shoe selections for the show.


Tay💕

Keep Going

This week has been really productive! The work shirt is done, which means that I have a full look completed. I also just finished up the short dress and I'm almost done with another knit piece. I'm going to keep this short because I am BUSY. Hopefully this time next week all of the individual pieces will be constructed and ready for embroidery/dye work.

Process

 

This has been my absolute first time experimenting with Indigo dyes, let alone natural plant based dye. Achieving my desired shade of indigo was a little bit more of a challenge than I had anticipated, yet it was a great experience nonetheless. It was a lot of trial and error but I had come to the conclusion that 100% organic linen is a very absorbent fiber thus making nearly impossible to resist dye with. The final result was the fabric absorbing a beautiful shade of blue. I will be using this fabric in my capstone collection for one of my looks.   

Racing

Hey all, 

As I am beginning to recognize the amount of time I have to pull this collection together, before the show, I am very anxious and approaching panic mode.

I am happy to have all of my patterns done, which was the goal for February. Now I can focus mainly on the final construction of my garments in fashion fabrics.  It's hard to believe that next Monday will mark one month until the fashion show! 

I have put together final hair and makeup looks for my models and my vision is coming together quite wonderfully, I can't believe I'm this close to the end. There's work to be done and I need to start moving quickly.  


Tay 💕

Push and Pull

Things are moving quicker and quicker. 

The pressure is pushing down harder and harder. 

Deep breaths and positivity are my constant reminders everyday to keep going, to accomplish what I'm capable of.

"The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory."

xoxo, L

Momentum

Finally finally finally finally I have finished the knitted jumpsuit! I'm incredibly happy with how it turned out.
I dyed it according to a formula I worked out with my swatch testing last month and it came out really nicely... more of a sage green than an olive green, but I promised myself I wouldn't be disappointed with my final results because natural dyes are so finicky.

I'm finishing up the work shirt, and hoping to bang out the pajama set this weekend, too. I'm gaining momentum!

Spring Break

I am proud to say I've made a lot of progress during this past week which had meant to be our Spring Break. The lab has been my home away from home for the last few days; my first look is almost complete and I am halfway through my second. It is refreshing to see actual progress and my sketches come to life. I am hopeful that I may have enough time to create a fourth look that could be in the works here soon. 

COUNTDOWN

Hey all, 

The countdown is real! 

Less than 6 weeks until the capstone show and I’m feeling the pressure, anxiety and excitement all at once.  Yesterday, we turned in prototypes for 3 complete ensembles and I must say I am more ahead of the game than I thought. 

I’m so confident in my collection and my ability to construct my garments in the exact way that they are shown in my sketches and technical flats.  I have reached the requirement mark and plan to use my spring break as time to further develop my line and finalize my fabric options for each garment. It’s so rewarding to know that all of my hard work is paying off because my collection is looking so BOMB!

Tay 💕

Phase Two

Today we critiqued and went over everyone's full collection of prototypes! It was so exciting to get a better sense of not only our own looks all together, not only each other's looks all together, but ALL of each other's looks completely combined as one show! I love how much variety we're going to have!

Last night I did my final round (I think..) of natural dye testing and I am SO HAPPY with the results!!
Things are finally starting to feel real... and while there is still a lot of work to be done on fixing my prototypes and patterns, having these final swatches is like the last piece of the puzzle.. I definitely feel like I'm in "phase two" -- the building phase, the making phase. It feels amazing.