My First Semester Draws to an End!

I have really enjoyed this semester.  It has been challenging at times but I really liked learning the new techniques and skills in both textiles and fashion class.  I also have learnt really interesting topics in the lectures and seminar groups and I have been able to put across my own personal opinions in them.  The first semester of your first year is when you settle down and find your feet.  You are also advised and encouraged to get involved with a variety of societies that interest you and also come to terms with your course and decide if it is right for you.  I have settled really well and have been able to find my feet in this lovely city of Derby and have become accustomed to it.  I think it will feel strange when I am home for Christmas as the countryside is the opposite to the city style so that will take a while to adapt to.  I got myself involved with things that I enjoy such as the CU and have felt a lot of support from this group and have made a lot of friendships from the club.  I know that I am on the right course because I enjoy it and feel my skills and talent improving in the techniques and influences and also my designing is altering by these effects and I cannot wait to progress  in the spring semester and produce work that I like but is different in the style and techniques that I am used to.

Half Scale Bodice

This is my finished half scale bodice.  I am really pleased with it and I think it looks really good.

Completed Bodice

I finally finished my half scale bodice.  It was stressful and hard at times but it was fun practising the skills and assembling the fabric pieces together to have a little half scale bodice.  I will put photos up soon and I have now moved onto making a T-Shirt in the Manufacturing and Pattern Cutting module.

Snow in Derby

What a crazy week.  I found out that the university was closed on Wednesday due to the snow.  I haven’t seen this much snow in a while and I really like it.  I find it beautiful as it covers everything in sight creating a brand new pure white world.  I love how it creates different textures on plants, this is my favourite thing about snow; the interesting texture it creates.

I took photos of the snow and below are some really nice interesting ones.  I was told that one of them looks like a photo you would find on a postcard which I found quite exciting.