For the last stage of my design process, I finalised all of my design details and the specifics of my artifact - how I want it to be...

In order to properly deduce which materials would be best to construct my garment from, and to produce more accurate designs, I created...

After choosing the designs I wanted to proceed with, I began to expand on the details of the costume and how I plan to accomplish them. I...

After giving more thought to how I would utilise the source material, I landed on what I figured to be an original idea with plenty of...

My first ideas were to make simple props based on prompts seen in the show. Though these didn't develop into anything, I am pleased with...

As Skills Passport is such an important part of our first year in costume, I decided my artefact should hold just as much importance to...

I was delighted that both my sketchbook and my work made it on display in Newstead. The exhibit itself was wonderful, and seeing my...

I chose my colours for this project carefully. The central palette was obviously red - as children would be seeing this exhibit, I used...

The final designs differed very little from my original concepts. I did add more details - for example, adding some contemporary elements...

Given that the design had to somehow relate back to Newstead Abbey, I chose to incorporate visual elements from the site into my design....

My initial design was a complex Rococo ballgown inspired by the icon of the era, Marie Antoinette. I included a high wig that would be a...

One of the first things I did to prepare for this project was make a digital moodboard on Photoshop to give me an idea about what should...

I was fortunate to be able to finish this project well before the deadline, allowing me to give the paint details a once-over before hand...

After cutting the pattern pieces, I assembled them using techniques I had learned over the past term - ensuring everything was overlocked...

I was able to make use of the dye facilities and utilise the skills I had recently developed in my Skills Passport classes to dye my...

I was advised by my tutor just to make the hood, given the complexity of the project and the time allotted. This turned out to be...

The first thing I did after deconstructing John Tenniel's design was consider how I would go about adapting that into a construction...

In the very first session, we were encouraged to examine the illustrations of Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator for the original...

Myself and my classmates took the trip to Newstead to see if our work had made it into the exhibition, and to enjoy the exhibition...