Now the buttons and buttonholes are in place I can clearly see the overall finish. Even though I have constructed a waistcoat before I do feel I have gained a lot as a completely different approach has been used. For example my previous waistcoat focused on tailoring techniques where as this one was more costume based so used larger seam allowances and focused on decoration. Also tailored garments are made precisely to someones measurements but as this particular piece will be used within the costume store there needed to be allowance for alterations and adding a 5cm seam allowance down the CB will do exactly this.
In order to complete this garment we were allocated two weeks. However I did run over this time as I took longer on aspects such as the pockets and decoration. If I was working in a theatre workroom this would not have been allowed to happen as they do follow strict deadlines. For this reason I am aware that I need to focus on my time management skills as sometimes I am perhaps too cautious as I don't want to make mistakes but in the long run it may put me further behind. Although there are still areas I feel could have been done better, I am happy with the overall finish and I think I need to have more confidence in my work. Wanting to construct everything correctly is obviously a good quality to have but I think in future projects I need to stop over thinking things and trust my instincts that what I am doing is correct.
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