My patterns may finally be completed ...

Today i think I can finally say my patterns may be completed for the catastrophe project, and can now start making it which is my favourite part.

To be honest I have not really enjoyed this brief and have just felt a little confused throughout as to what I am meant to be doing and want I want to be doing. I have struggled through and worked hard at it and now just hoping it turns out well.

So my final scenario was what would happen if a 9/11 attack happened simultaneously throughout the world. I have tried to make my final garment practical by looking at rock climbers wear but i also wanted to include hope and the memories of the people that would have been lost as I was inspired by the patriotism showed after the actual 9/11 attack.

I am making a sort of cape which would act as a wind break but also mirrors the shapes created at the collapse. I was intending to use a textile sample on it using fruit nets and ex spandex but it was bothering me that it just didn't seem to work together. So i have now decided to use ring pulls of cans to create a surface pattern and also resemble chain mail. After a lot of playing around with different combinations on how I could do this I think I am going to create and interesting neckline. However I have put a lot of effort into developing the fruit nets and I really liked them so I may try to incorporate them somewhere else in my garment.

And thats is what has happened today.

Its still a working progress so I'll try to keep updated and hope it is ready for the the very fast approaching 17th of MAY!!