Evaluation

My concept started on smoke signals and the meanings behind them and looking at the physical appearence and movement of smoke, to looking at the way in which smoke can have an affect on our emotions and senses.

I like the outcome of my project however I wish I had managed my time better. I had spent so long with the concept and research as my concept was unclear. Had it been clearer from the start I would have had more time to work on my designs and make them stronger. I feel I had many ideas that I wanted to explore but didn't have time to, e.g. print and draping.

I enjoyed the pattern cutting workshops and felt I had learn a lot from these methods of pattern cutting and will make me consider methods such as these and other innovative ways in my future work. I also wish I had time to expand on these further by experimenting with this methods,with different fabrics and different garments and comparing the effects.

I also which I had time to explore fabrication further. I had bought a very thin crochet needle in hope to create a very fine crochet piece made out of cotton thread, yet when i began I underestimated the amount of time it would take.

I felt my designs portrayed my concept well and the areas of my concept I had explored, however I could have explored the colour direction further. I did however enjoy playing around with my own clothes at home and seeing if they can be worn in unconventional ways but I didn't want to delve too deep down that route as I know of many designers that have done this before.

If I was to do this project again, I'd definitely have more 3D experiments to perhaps create stronger designs.