*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚Moti’s Apron *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚

• Moti Binyam
What is up my people,

Over the past 4 days I’ve had the wonderful privilege of learning how to use sewing for practical purposes, such as sewing my very own work apron. I went through some trials and tribulations to land on my final product, but I’m happy with what I finished with. I see this new skill as a nice addition to have in the toolbox for future use. I can now use what I know for anything fashion related that I wouldn’t have the knowledge to pursue otherwise. I’m thinking to alter some of my personal clothing pieces to have a more unique and distinguishable look.

In the lab…

At first, I tried to just measure a proper height and width according to a size chart and just free ball my apron design. However, upon consulting with our wonderful Professor Bisesti, she was able to give me the cold hard truth and tell me that my cut out was asymmetrical and flat out not right. I wish I had a picture of my first design. I no doubt needed the eye opener. She helped me measure out my dimensions and cut out a solid piece of fabric, which was more aesthetically pleasing and thicker. It was then time to move on to hemming.

Final Apron Dimensions

Hemming

For the hemming process, I stuck to the standard 1 inch double hem that we were given a guide for. I ironed the edges half an inch each fold, making sure to keep straight lines for cleanliness. I then pinned the apron all around the edges about 4-6 inches apart, just enough to keep the folds from undoing.

Fully Hemmed Apron Ready for Sewing

Sewing machine of doom

It was finally time to put all the theory into practice and start sewing. I was a bit nervous as I had never used a sewing machine until this assignment, but I trudged along nonetheless. It took me some time and the help of the GOAT Lab Tech Alberto to get through the top and bobbin threading, but it was finally time to start sewing. I honestly got the hang of it pretty early on thanks to the helpful advice from Saumya. I did my sewing one by one using the button on the machine rather than using the pedal for the most part, just to keep things as clean as possible as a beginner. My main pitfalls were the backstitches that took years off my life. I had this issue mainly due to not anchoring the thread properly. I still was able to have pretty nice stitching most of the way around, which I was proud of.

My Most Prideful Stretch of Stitching

accessories

I then practiced box stitching on some scratch fabric in order to get my straps stitched on. I measured the appropriate lengths for the neck strap and side straps and got to business. I hate to be that guy, but I got the hang of box stitching pretty quickly, dare I say almost right away. I then decided to do a large pocket near the bottom of the apron for any tools or miscellaneous items. Finally, I added a small pen/pencil pocket on my right chest to finish it all off. I used dark blue denim for the pockets as I felt they provided a good complement to my yellow apron.

Large Bottom Pocket

Pen Pocket

 

 

 

 

 

Box Stitch

 

 

final apron

Yours Truly

Reflection and future ideas

I am all in all happy with how my apron turned out. This assignment has allowed me to learn a really helpful skill, meet new people, and produce a fully functioning work apron. For that, I’m glad. Just the mere side conversations I would have with the others working beside me gave me quality work time. In terms of things I would do differently, the main thing is being more meticulous about my planning in order to move along quicker. That and focusing on better backstitches to provide maximum strength of my work. I also wish I did a little more with my apron like a design to show character, maybe that will be in the works very soon. As I said earlier, this experience will hopefully prove to aid me in future projects with my own clothes. I’m into cool looking and boundary breaking fashion, so who knows what I’ll be able to achieve just with this little knowledge and whatever I choose to learn in the future. TBD!

 

expenses

Total: $133.48

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