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helen4:
@efosaval. Pls sister mi. How do i go about my six pieces skirt without spoiling the stuff. Pleeeeeeeeeeease

told you to whatsapp me.anyway in light of this our next project will be the complete set . 6 piece skirt and blouse so you can rock it any where.you need either ankara 6 yards or lace 5 yards to pull this off. So get prepared.

Helen4 I still think you should whatsapp me incase the project time is too long for you to wait remember I said I may not answer immediately coz of work.but b4 the day runs out or at night I will get back to you

sparkymummy:
Nice thread.
I really want to learn fashion design. @Madam Efosaval, do you still admit people?

Thanks to all

Yes addition is always on.your class starts as you come
We give you our curriculum and follow you up on it

winie:
. Olapam thanks a mill. @ Efosaval, wow! I so lov the outfit on you. Still struggling with my cowl neck tops. I shall catch. Jeje does it.

Cool.



People I am hoping to see more of your peplum tops o. So we can start something knew

Naija celebrities. Frederick Leonard and Nkiru umeh. see more pictures go to our instagram page www.instagram.com/valisimofashions

Valisimo fashions on Naija celebrities
Super sey Juliet Ibrahim. Nollywood fine boy Frederick Leonard and ever beautiful Nkiru Umeh. Was a really nice collections

juliet Ibrahim looking fabulous in this lilac number from Valisimo. when I got this job to style her I first went online to search for all her pictures to see the colours she hasn't been seen on and lucky I settled for lilac coz I wanted her to look warm and sweet.plus my selection of fabric was also inspired by her personality.she deserves fabrics that are of high quality and not common.

Lol you welcome.

This is one of the things that was keeping me busy over the last few weeks. juliet Ibrahim looking fabulous in this lilac number from Valisimo. when we got this job to style her, I first went online to search for all her pictures to see the colours she hasn't been seen on and lucky I settled for lilac coz I wanted her to look warm and sweet.plus my selection of fabric was also inspired by her personality.she deserves fabrics that are of high quality and not common. From the looks of things we nailed it.

Remember this project then....
She rocked it to the set yesterday and I was so happy to see that it was a perfect fit on her

Lol thanks to all that have joined the channel.i got so many subscribers now.and yes the digits are correct C002416AE if you can't access it it simply means your phone is not compatible with this application.

Thanks to Diijah for posting the bb channel process.that was so thoughtful

Now here is my top with the sleeve. Was on set yesterday for a movie to costume the actors and actresses among which were this handsome gentle man Frederick Leonard.the beautiful juliet Ibrahim from Ghana and the supper hot Nkiru Umeh.
And guess what they liked my top little did they know that it was from our sew for fun project. Hummmm this top me got 3 orders there.they want it just like this, cord lace and cotton peplum .i also did a short interview with jara and it was cool.hope you have finished yours too

So last week we started our bb channel C002416AE you also can join the discussion there.we will learn so much from it I know.

Pls note that you have to have an android phone to be able to use this app.

see you there then ........C002416AE.

Have a blessed week people

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After all the pieces are joined this is what I got on mine


Will post it with sleeve soon

Back to the project

Kemmy06:
pls do u still ve the book for beginners?

Presently the book is out of stock. When ever we have it again I will let you all know.

Godmother:
Hi Efosa, I need a little help. I dunno if this topic has been treated before the nairaland tsunami cos I started following this thread a little late. My question is, when sewing trousers how many inches do you make the flap( dunno if that's what its called). I mean the distance from the waist to the crotch region. I just made a trouser and I made mine 12 inches but it turned out to be a lil small.

Depends on the measurement of the person. You can get the measurement on the side. From your waist measure down to the part where your bottom ends.thats where your crouch depth is.if I get image of it I will post it.so take the measurement again and let's see how it goes.there is no standard measurement every body has a measurement

kendraloops:
Efosaval, please answer this question for me. Can someone who is not creative learn fashion designing? I had this argument with someone. i wanna know cos fashion designing goes beyond joining pieces together. When you read interviews, they all talk abt being creative n all that. Your answer will go a long way, thanks!

The answer is yes......... surprised?

Let me explain.the process of learning fashion designing is very basic any one can do it really.but to be a commercial fashion designer one MUST be very creative.there are many extremely good designers out there that if there is nothing special about the way you sew your clients will just move on to the next designer.

ok let's look at it from another angle.its no news that most big names in the fashion industry the CEOs of those fashion houses actually don't seat on the sewing machine to sew the outfits themselves, instead they employ qualified tailors who do the actual job while they direct the process.
Now when that CEO employs a tailor without creativity chai in fact the job will be very difficult for the two of them (na so so talk talk you go dey hear every day oga go dey vex every time )
But they will manage somehow only the process will be slow.
That's why before well established fashion house recruit new staffs they must pass though series of test before they are finally employed.they are given fabrics to create some thing that will woa the boss if it's good they are in. If it's bad well
Some fashion houses will not even take a students that just graduated. While some will not take any one not having at least 5 years work experience from another reputable fashion house.

so where anyone can become a tailor only a creative mind can move to the rank of an amazing designer

Kemmy06:
Good morning,am new on the site a friend introduce me and i want to know how to sew thanks...

Cool you are welcome.just read through And join the class

Kingsleyub18:
I really wonna learn 4rm u can u please send me ur number in my mail place

Oh that's great.....Our official line is 08096577157 you can call or whatsapp us on it. Our bb 7904911C.
We are located at 13 yaya abatan street Ogba lagos.
Registration is on going plus our free sewing machine promo is on too.by registering and paying full you automatically get either a mannequin or a sewing machine sameday of payment. fantastic abi?

Hummmm yes am so sorry for the break.the festive rush was on us at Valisimo fashions so I just had to stay off to monitor things.now that am back we will complete the project by God's grace.hope u all had a wonderful rest during the holidays.

Like it's our culture on this thread you are expected to post pictures of the fabric or fabrics you intend using for the project .so to cheries I say thanks for posting yours to others please don't just follow by reading post pictures of yours too so that even when I am not here the thread will not totally stop .

Remember the topic of our thread is "let's sew for fun " the fun will only come when we all participate. I love it when on a project many on this thread actually do it.it gives me joy knowing that yes they actually did it.so I hope this would change thou.

@olapam thanks for getting in touch with us. Our number is 08096577157 you can call to book an appointment we will be glad to make those outfits for you.
@hawdi and cestmoi1 and all other new faces I say welcome to the thread we hope to see your practicals soon too.

Ladylaurel I am so happy for you.you are welcome to the club of designers.....now that you have started make sure you keep practising because that's the only way to perfection .


to others I also say well done . And keep it up ladies
to run aways on the group I say welcome back eg estty2 we have missed you well well.

I will answer question later.got a busy day today

Now that we have cut our front and back blocks its time to cut the peplum circumference


My waist is 37.i fold my fabric into four to cut.i want my peplum to have big pleats so I will cut my waist area to be more than 37 inch in the end.

Next is my back.i am using the same 24 by 16 also as my fabric placed on fold not forgetting 1.5 seam allowance too.I shape out my neck and the arm hole area then I use the bust apart measurement in front to get the dart at the back also.next I mark out my zip allowance and seam allowance. At the end this is what I get.

This is in ogba a bus away from Ikeja.www.valisimofashions.com
Plus you get a free sewing machine just for registering during the promo.very affordable too.

When cut out it looks like this

Now ,I mark out my neck depth and my bust apart is what I use to divide the fabric into 3.

I mark out my upper bust bust and under bust so i cut the bust cut.then I mark out my arm whole

EFOSAVAL: Explanation before diagram and pictures
In the measurement above the bust line is the biggest in all the circumference measurement so I shall use that for my fabric placed on fold process so I can add seam allowance.
Now to do my fabric placed on fold I will divide that bust 40 into 2 (front block 20 ,back block 20) plus seam allowance 2 inch on the front block and 4 inch on the back block for allowance on the side and zip.
(Front block 22, back block 24) note that the back block will further be divided into two so as to place the zip in the middle.
I also will require my half length so I don't waste fabric also keeping in mind that from my half length I would factor in the peplum part.
Half length is 16. I shall add 1.5 inch for seam on the should joining and waist to peplum joining.

The front block has to be divided into three parts and so the I must factor in seam allowance for joining that part.1 inch for each joining that makes 2 inch extra to the 22 for the joining

So I have 24 inch placed on fold for my front block

Our promo is on. Come get yours. items finishing fast.call or whatsapp us on 08096577157 for more details. U could add us on bb too 7904911C

Ok warding is a fusible fabric used to add weight to they main fabric.its thicker in texture than airstay. Some use it on the whole fabric, I just use it to pad the bust area.


The measurement question.

There is measurement by length ( that measures every thing measured from your shoulder down.) Then there is measurement by circumference (every thing measured round the body on any part.)

That's why there are 2 measurement there.
Pls use this explanation to figure it out.

The bust are has the upper bust ,the bust and the under bust line.u are to measure the length and circumference.

The half length question. Obviously 21 is too long even mine in the measurement I posted I have 16 as my half length. U are not to measure all the way to your navel coz it's a top we are making and not a gown.

Some call it point to point.or tit to tit for me as long as we know what it means (like money) :Dthen no probs

Hope u are following with ur project too.


In other news this is going on right now at valisimo fashion school.the free sewing machine promo. All you need do is pay the school fees in full and u automatically qualify for a sewing machine or a mannequin. And our own style is not when you graduate b4 you get it, it's same day o.so come and get yours as well as quality training on the job.also when opportunity come for the school to help present and graduates of our school trust me we give them all the support they need to show case themselves to the world.
You need a good school like ours