UNIT 120

Evaluation

My task was to complete unit 120 and all the tasks alongside it. These tasks included sampling different areas of making trousers, including seams and zips, health and safety tasks, modelling on the stand, collecting fabrics, patterning and toile and manufacturing a design, producing a spec drawing using cad and a final evaluation of my work.
As part of my health and safety tasks I had to complete risk assessments in rooms around college, I found that this helped me with my working practice on a daily basis. I also had to write up a piece of Health declaration 1974, which included control for substances hazardous to health, personal protective equipment and provision and use of work equipment. From my research I wrote a report based on my findings.
Task two was to experiment with modelling on the stand. I used different fabrics and different techniques to create draping and different shapes. I photographed my creations and uploaded them to my blog.
I sampled trouser related techniques, such as jeans seams, fly zip, bias binding, lined patch pockets, front hip pockets, and a slashed pocket with welt. All of my samples were evaluated and logged on my blog. I think that I produced strong samples, able to apply straight to garments.
I collected samples of fabric that I found interesting and put them into a fabric file. I analysed the fabrics and commented about their properties, price, use and texture.
Task five was to choose a design from my previous brief and pattern a pair of trousers. I sampled toiled and manufactured my pants, making a toile diary alongside the process.
My overall design changed throughout sampling and toiling to the making. I originally had my pants a lot harder and more time consuming, so when I realistically looked at the time frame it took to complete my toile and samples I simplified my design.
The materials I chosen also changed, as i had problems with the fabric I was using for my toile. The voile was easily pulled and didn’t have the expensive look I was edging to aim for.
My colour scheme remained the same. It originated form researching and designing into Peter Ingwersens noir collection. The dark colours suited the mood.
The project took a lot longer than I anticipated I struggle to keep in with the time frame and ended up running over into other briefs. If I was to re-do this unit I would give myself a time frame I could stick to, and devote more hours spent on my final garment.
The cost of my fabric for my final pair of pants was £0, totally free, as I had luckily been given fabrics that suited my colour charts and customer price.
If I was to sell these trousers at retail, it would cost me a lot more money, as I would have to buy a larger amount of fabric. The outcome would have been easy to manufacture and wouldn’t be as time consuming as my initial idea.
After I had completed my trouser, I produced a CAD spec drawing based on my design. I used a basic outline and filled the sides with colour to represent the different coloured panels.
My strength throughout the unit was sampling pockets, I found that I can follow a pattern and keep it neat well. I had never before done these types of pockets and I feel like they will come in useful at a later date. If I was to have more time on the manufacturing of the trousers I would have liked to add a pocket to my design.
My weakness was keeping in my time frame; I have a tendency to take more time than necessary on a unit. If I was to re-do my whole assignment I would definitely change my attitude towards time keeping. Another weakness is my inability to work indecently throughout my whole assignment, there are times where I struggle and need a second opinion or help with my work.
The outcome of my trousers are excellent, a wearable style that is currently on trend. I am happy with my final product.
Throughout my unit I have updated blog entries in relation to my work, including photographs, research and my own work. I think that my blog entries are of a high standard, and frequent.