With everything cut and mark stitched for my waistcoat I can now begin the construction process. The aim for this costume store unit is to start working more independently and not rely on tutors for step by step instructions. For this reason myself and the other three girls making waistcoats took time out today to study the example garment to work out the order and how it could be constructed. Today was the only day this week we had with our tutor Dexter to ask advise, so by thinking ahead with the construction process meant we could use this time to answer any questions to continue working on or own, understanding how everything is to be done.
As a group we decided the pockets on the waistcoat fronts was the starting point. As shown in my previous post last week the pocket has an open mouth which is shaped to point on the bottom edge. Having looked closer at the example, we decided the process will follow the same as when creating a welt for turning it through but it just wont include the two welts and instead be open. As I am working with a stripped fabric I need to take care when sewing my pockets as they both need to be placed correctly and mirror each other.
The next few days I plan to complete both pockets and begin piecing together the rest of the waistcoat sections and attaching the facing before beginning the lining process.
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