A Moment With by Fynn
Chronicles: Knots & Crosses
Patterns- check
Patterns- check
Pattern making - a skill I am grateful to have but a process I wouldn't necessarily say is my favorite.
This is when your design can really let loose and go a lil wild, because at the end of the day you the pattern maker hold all the cards **insert villain laugh**. But in saying that, this is also when your design can be altered or maybe even slightly to drastically changed. That coming from one who has had this happen a few too many times, and it can truly be quite a rollercoaster of emotions for this creative!
That post pattern completion feeling words can't truly describe or do justice to the exact feeling of accomplishment and relief! Looking at the lines and the pattern notes starting to wonder just how exactly this will all come together, as well as hoping it was actually done correctly **Imma just keep it real!**
Quickly deciding it's too late to let self doubt win in this scenario, I instantly begin pinning the fabric to the pattern piece and allow the sizzlers to know take responsibility for any wrongs!
Sketchy Business
The beauty in designing is the privilege it allows you to bring what's in the mind to life.
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Regards, by Fynn
Pin It,Chop It... Sew It
Quick way to pleat...
grab some patience, play some tracks and get to folding!
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Regards, Nomad
The cutting is usually the longest part of the entire process of creating a by Fynn garment because as one may have noticed by now there is no basic piece...pretty much ever! This is not to brag on oneself and my own abilities, but mostly just not my ethos with creating this brand. I like the challenge of creating garments with an intricate element to them, now that's not to say every garment is fabricated but hey I am not entirely against that!
Time to let the scissors do the talking and your fingers do the working.
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Did someone say one hundred and fifty-nine pieces...why yes, you did read that correctly! Genius idea at the start to what in the world was I think midway, ending with damn, I did that. Yes it was tedious at times, and one has to be even more pedantic when you are using three different fabrics to form one piece, but one easily gets into a flow of things. There is an anguish when creating a fabrication, but that anguish does eventually **emphasis on eventually** turn to a strong sense of accomplishment. The kind that gets you smirking every time you take a glance at the end result.
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Sewing madness!
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One of the favorite parts of making a garment, mostly because it's the one task I am the fastest at. Although this Bernina has a strong love/hate relationship, that seems to be intensifying with time. But that glorious end result makes all those harsh words and thoughts quickly disappear and become nil and void. The most strenuous part of the sewing process if making sure the pieces are aligned correctly as I take out the pins **fabric moves people!** In case you have not already noticed, each stage as some pros and cons, it's truly the beautiful process of designing and creating.
The Completion
When it all comes together!
That feeling I am still trying to put into words. It is a mixture of emotions, from relieve to a slight sense of pride, that what I had wanted to achieve was achieved. Simply taking it all in, from the start to the finis. The thought process of trying to figure out just exactly how I will be able to make what I see in the mind something that is tangible and wearable **which is the most vital achievement**! The relief of knowing that one thing is now done, and a new thing is about to begin or already has begun.
Resisting temptation to over critique!
I am yet to master this art, but believe me when I say I am better now then at the start **claps for progress**! This I already know is a common issue/struggle with any creative. We for some reason are our own biggest critiques, to the point where we are simply never satisfied. I definitely believe we should always have an element of critique in our work, but we need to crate a balance. Making sure that yes you realize the things you can work on to improve, but always make sure you encourage yourself with the simple fact that you actually accomplished something!
What has been done in the dark, definitely comes to light.
Looking at this garment now that it is finished and seeing those endless hours of cutting. pinning and then sewing finally feeling worth it. Sometimes the making and creating is not so glamorous, actually most times the process isn't glamorous. But when you are holding that tangible finished garment, it's like all those countless hours of unseen work is now visible. Plus you feel less like you were wasting ones time **a common creative feeling**!
Let's conclude this!
When the end isn't near but has actually arrived, let me hear you say FINALLY! Or maybe that's jut me that says that at the end of anything I have started. Although I am already looking at these pictures and realizing what I would have changed and even some finishing I would like to improve on. I must stop myself and simply just say, you did it. What you set out to accomplish when you were just holding three meters of fabric to know a finished garment. Let's simply celebrate that, and let the flaws you see be lessons you have learned!
