ElfyMay 25, 20215 minTextile Collection: Technical JournalI'm going to go through the technical processes and information for each of the textiles in my final textile collection. For the other...
ElfyMay 24, 20213 minFinal Garment: Technical ProcessPart 1: Toiling After deciding on a design, the next step was to dissect the look into its parts to get an idea of what the flat pattern...
ElfyOct 3, 20202 minWeek 1!Lets hit the ground running! Being back at grays is weird, but it feels so great to have a studio again, a dedicated workspace that isn't...
ElfySep 20, 20202 minLets go honours yearHere we go... Honours year! honestly I am excited, I feel as though I have purpose, a drive to make something special, and to actually...
ElfyAug 10, 20205 minHandknit: a lesson in slow fashionLast week was a sort of breaking point for me. My knitting machine was playing up, the internet went down for 4 days and my oven broke...
ElfyJul 17, 20203 minThings to remember when working for yourself.I've just made a business... and it has made me realise a few things. I keep having to remind myself that I am working hard, and even if...
ElfyJun 29, 20202 minI made a business!The past few months have been hard for everyone, it has been a once in a lifetime kind of event that hopefully, we will never have to...
ElfyMar 25, 20202 minKnit Workshop 2020 week 5Fashioning, Shaping, Finishing samples and Plating. Fashioning/ shaping samples on the industrial machines works exactly the same as on...
ElfyMar 25, 20202 minKnit Workshop 2020 week 4Ribs and Tucks. This week I worked on the 7 gauge machine using the cream mercerised cotton I used last week and I also introduced an...
ElfyMar 24, 20201 minKnit Workshop 2020 week 3This week I worked on the 7 gauge using a beautiful cream mercerised cotton yarn. To make it thick enough for the 7 gauge I had to feed 2...
ElfyMar 24, 20201 minKnit Workshop 2020 Week 2This week had its fair share of restarting. I jumped straight onto the 10 gauge, I figured the best way to learn was to take on the...
ElfyMar 24, 20201 minKnit Workshop 2020 week 1This is the workshop I was most looking forward to this semester, learning how to use the industrial Dubied machines is one of the...
ElfyMar 23, 20202 minWorking OutwithThe last week has been a time of massive upheaval for everyone. We were left in a state of confusion and fear since last Thursday. It...
ElfyMar 19, 20201 minAdvanced Pattern Cutting Week 5The end! Final Toile: I am quite happy with my final toile, I am definitely more confident in my pattern cutting skills now that I have...
ElfyMar 19, 20202 minAdvanced Pattern Cutting Week 4Toile 1 My pattern for toile 1 worked quite well, I was happy with the pockets, the thickness of the waistband and the length, however, I...
ElfyMar 18, 20201 minAdvanced Pattern Cutting Week 3 Time To Sew! Sewing Together 1. Sew together waistband pieces along the long edge. 2. Sew together 2 of the pocket decorations, turn...
ElfyMar 18, 20201 minAdvanced Pattern Cutting Week 2I spent a while this week figuring out how to sew a placket and fly- there are guides out there but I didn't find many of them helpful,...
ElfyMar 18, 20203 minAdvanced Pattern Cutting Class Week 115 hours, 1 photograph, and a whole lot of calico... What could go wrong?! Week 1. Dissection. To start we were given a photograph of a...
ElfyMar 8, 20202 minWe The Brave.The key to making people understand your project is to nail exactly what it is. That may sound quite simple, but when you start a project...
ElfyFeb 5, 20203 minA note on being vulnerable and being strongchoosing a new project is difficult for all of us; you kind of need to predict wether it’s going to work, wether you can milk out enough...