Evaluation of process and product.


What was good about my plan?

It was simple and could be completed very quickly.
The safety pin for slotting in the rope was a good idea as it saved time and made the thing easier.
The size of the black cloth to make the bag was sufficient as it can fit books of A4 sizes (Suitable for my cousin to bring to school)
The material is durable to withstand the weight of heavy objects.
The colours of the bag are contrasting (monochrome).

What was bad about my plan?

I could have used more technical words so that the process could be understood.

The modification/changes I made to my plan were:

I removed the ears from the design as they would flop and be a hindrance.

Evidence that my product is of appropriately good quality?

The bag could withstand the weight of 3 textbooks.
The drawstring part of the bag could actually work.
The face did not fall off.
The bag is very comfortable to carry.

The success of my product is

It is comfortable and withstand the weight of books, which is exactly what my cousins needed, the bag has contrasting colours which makes it look Aesthetically pleasing .

My product could be improved if

I had a better grip of the scissors to cut two exact rectangles from the cloths.

Planning

Planning time!



1) First  fold the black piece of cloth 78cm x 29cm in half to 39cm x 29cm.


2) Next trace a rectangle of the bag with yellow chalk (36cm x 24 cm) and also tracing another outer margin of 1 cm for seam allowance.

3) After cutting out the cloth (the two sheets), fold the top margin on

    both of the cloths in half and pin it.

4) Next, cut out a white rectangle (12cm x 18cm) with a 1cm margin for the face of the bag.

5) Next fold the 1 cm margin in half to the back of the cloth
to be hemmed. (So there will be no fraying on the cloth)

6) From the remaining black cloth from the cloth of the main bag, cut out two eyes which look like these -> ¬ ¬ and a smirk which is about 1.5 times longer than the eyes and it should look something like this after sowed on the white cloth:

7) Then sew the white cloth (face) onto one of the black cloths. 

8) After sewing the face on, turn the cloth to the flip side (inside of the bag) and place the cloths together. 

9) First sew the bottom margins together, (sewing at around the middle of the margin.

10) Then sew the top part of the bag with the margin that is folded, (that should be the exterior of the bag) and sew the folded part at the bottom.

11) Then sew the margins at the side of the two cloths together  (all the way to the middle of the top part of the margin) leaving an unsewed portion of 1.5cm at the bottom.

12) Then turn the bag inside out!

13) Then get two black strings of 120cm. Take one and put a safety pin at the end.

14) Push the safety pin with the string at the end through the slot of the top margin and push it through until the end and slot it through the other slot and the string will end up on the same side again.

15)Repeat step 14 on the other side of the bag.

16) The push both ends into unsewed part at the bottom of the bag and flip the bag inside out and tie a dead end at knot at the end of the strings that were pushed inside... And the bag is done!

Sharing Aesthetic Lesson Experience

                                                                                                       


Hello Tomato!












Phew..! We had a really engaging lesson today. Instead of completing the bags, we actually had a debate on Synthetic & Natural Fibres. It was like a fury... facts throwing back and forth!

Oh welcome to our fabulous pink Aesthetic room!

At first we made a presentation on  Synthetic and Natural fibre. My team was assigned on Synthetic fibres. I really found the first half of this lesson interesting because I had the opportunity to learn more about the fibres. Let me share some facts with you!



1) Sadly Synthetic fibres are non-biodegradable, but fear not Natural fibres are!

2) Not all Synthetic fibres are made out of petrol, some are made of cellulose from plants.

3) For the Synthetic Fibres that are made out of petrol, petrol that can never be used again for vehicles etc. will be used!

4) As Synthetic Fibres can stretch, it can tightly wrap around the body, and have a streamlined shape, which is perfect for sporting clothes for swimming or running.

After this I will upload a post on my teacher's comments on my bag design and the story behind it.

Thank you!

Drafts... Sketches..?

Hello everyone!

I finally completed the drafts for the bag!

                                                                        

A drawstring ninja rabbit! 

& 

A mochi slingbag! 

I had the honour of meeting the model for my bag today and taking some measurements... Ermmm... I think I need to organise my measurements.. A lot. The theme for the final bag is supposed to be plain cute according to the 'model'. 

See how it goes! I plan to upload the measurements later. 

11-4-15

Fear (Psh..)

Phew, its been a few days since the first aesthetic lesson. I still have not done the design for the bag yet.. (too many ideas and too little time). I hope to upload some detailed sketches soon! 

Oh...And that above is my greatest fear. The piece is called "The boy who actually sewed his fingers"