Sewing, it isn't my strongest skill if I'm being honest...

Sadly, our course at college isn't just about design and research (as much as I wish it was!) It is also the obvious, a course where as young designers we have to learn to construct and sew garments.

I have never been a practical person, in life and when it comes to skills! I'd rather take my chances on less time consuming and demure aspects of fashion, I think this is why I'd rather be a forcaster or editor because I wouldn't be trapped inside for most of my day, which is probably a dream world as they probably spend their day sat a computer and in intense meetings where as at least designers would be doing something creative with their day!

Anyway, we've made a fair few things this term, I am ofcourse, massively behind as always but I am for sure catching up as fast as I can, we've got three skirts and a shirt done, well, should have done, at the moment my first skirt is complete and my maxi skirt and shirt still cut up in pattern pieces! How my lecturer is still standing I will never know, she must have the patients of a sin when it comes to me and sewing that is all I can say, as I am not going to lie, I have been avoiding it as much as possible since September, which is silly I know. It's a confidence thing though don't worry, I'm not lazy I just don't want to be rubbish at something I'm passionate about.

I realised, or rather, my lecturer hinted that she hadn't seen much of my practical aspects of work on my blog, I didn't have the heart to admitt I was purposely not publishing it on here because I really didnt want to! Who wants to read about the many steps of making a straight, knee length skirt...

But, she had a point, so in my mind I thought I'd meet her half way, so, I'm not going to bore you with my skirt don't worry, instead, no surprise I'm sharing my 'How to make a shirt' steps instead.

Probably because I'd wear a shirt every day of the week if I could! While putting the shirt into action I decided that if I was to become a designer, I'd specialise in tailoring! I really love Paul Smith for women when he does suits and blazers etc, I think if I was to become a designer I'd like to be a combination of Paul Smith, Gareth Pugh, McQueen and just to send you complete of guard Coco Chanel or Valentino.

A small studio where we made beautiful and unique tailoring for men and women that was chic, unique with a really urban and extreme edge to it at times!

But for now, I am in my college building, in Cheshire trying to make a shirt out of vile pink fabric I found...

Here are the first steps, Pattern laid out on the bench. Pretty straight forward and not very exciting!

Enjoy.

...To be continued...