18th Century Waistcoat Reflection:


Looking back on what I did within this mini project I feel I learnt a lot. The construction process of this piece of work was hugely beneficial to me. I really wanted to create a piece I felt pleased with. I tried hard to create a crisp finished piece and tried to be as accurate as possible. I feel my construction skills have hugely benefited from working this way. Although there are areas that as still in need of further development I am pleased with my final outcome.


Time restraints are always going to be an issue with the industry I am going into but through this project I feel I am beginning to develop my speed as well as my accuracy.

Reflecting back on this piece of work, there are still areas I need to work on. The crispness of the finished edges of the waistcoat could be sharper, however the nature of the material I was working with did make this slightly harder as it was really soft and didn't create that sharp edge.
The decoration that was chosen for my waistcoat may not have been the most suitable. The button although very beautiful and matched the braiding decoration, were very heavy metal buttons. The moleskin fabric that I used to create the waistcoat is not very strong to support the weight of the buttons so the buttons may slightly pull the fabric.

I really enjoyed making the waistcoat and I am pleased with the final product

18th Century Peasant Shirt- Reflection:

Looking back at the work I have created within the week, there are quite a few things I need to look back on.

Due to the nature of the work we are doing it is very easy to forget the delicate nature of the work we are doing and just go into the mind set of getting the work done in the deadline.

I feel with this particular project I have done just that. The accuracy of my work was slightly lost due to the short time scale we had to work within. It was a hugely different time scale to work in to what we are used to.

Another thing I needed to look at was taking more care when using a white shirting fabric. The fabric picked up marks so easily and this made the finished product look less crisp and fresh.