Final Critique

Jean-Paul Sartre describes Quietism as the act of inaction; to be passive when faced with an indifferent and meaningless universe. Here is a human stuck within her own labyrinth of Quietism, unable to face the world and is only able to stare at the blank canvas. Time passes and there is still inaction; soon she is nothing but a decrepit and dilapidated statue. Her clothes start to disintegrate but she still stands there, fearing the consequences of making choices. It is this fear that many humans face, tapping into the primordial fear that perhaps that it is human nature to have no meaning in existing.

Final Garment Process

I finished apply the plaster to my garment today. Tried to keep it clean but ended up getting plaster all over my floors and walls.

I first tried painting the plaster on with a brush and it worked well but was taking to long. Then the brush started clogging up with plaster.

I also tried different ratios of plaster, but found that a thinner mixture helps the plaster adhere better to the fabric.

Final Garment Process

I went to Mood and bought four yards of this canvas fabric and started drawing out my pattern.

I ended up not needing as much as i thought I needed, which I wish i knew before so I could've asked for one less yard.

Silhouette Study Garment

 My final silhouette study garment:

the process:

Having never really sewn anything, much less an entire garment, working with a pattern was a strange experience. I was cutting out these huge pieces of paper and then trying to cut out the same shape from fabric. The entire process ended up taking up to 9 hours, split between 3 days.

This was my first time sewing, and I ran into a couple of problems. Sometimes I would press the pedal too hard and lose control of the fabric. That's the hardest part of sewing, trying to control where the fabric is going and feeding it through the needle.The hems were also hard since the fabric kept puckering. That was because i didn't leave enough seam allowance, so now i know to leave more than 5/8 inches for hems. I thought putting in the sleeves would be harder, but it wasn't that bad. Although the sleeves weren't sewn in that well so maybe I should have done a better job. Overall i'm happy with the way my garment came out.