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A little heads up from me o

I shall be posting my finished work soon

But pls dont expect a dress as i no dey ever wear am
My version is a top........ ........its the same thing, only i made my lenght short so i can rock it with a pair of denim jeans
Also am not a big fan of anything sleeveless so i made some alterations on my sleeve area.

So expect mine as a top thanks








Thank you o! Oremi yodiyokun God go bless you

Federal Govenment is apprasing us for approval

Means we that good

the school.........Valisimo Fashions is located at 13 yaya abatan street ogba lagos

Even federal Government is appraising us for Approval.
More added benefits for coming to valisimo fashions

Lol.........ok

I usually any machine is a good brand.........because most times they all work the same
The problem is usually with the setting,once you get the setting right you would have no problems at all.

This is not to say that there are no major issues that some sewing machine brands are prone to have o!

If you buying the regular black head type of machine its sold in the range of 16k-20k
If its the white head you want you would get that from 40-45k

The reason i cant name specific brands for you is because even with the most believed brands in sewing machines if the setting is not right it wont sew

joanpinkie: Am impressed

Oh thanks,

Even federal Government too is impressed with us.........
Na God o!

[quote author=onnari ]I own a fashion line which produces ready to wear and bespoke pieces primarily for women and secondarily(frgive my choice of that word :-) kids. Asides that, styling services.interior designing and a girl empowerment team where young girls are though to equip 'emselves with mental and vocational tools to be independent young women.
The blog is just an outlet to share stuff I'm passionate about and helping others to learn to create @ no charges @ all with the basic/simplest of tools and objects.that just about sums up what I do.[/quote]Very cool.......may God bless the works of your hands dear.






So sorry i have been away from this thread,been very busy, last week it was a wedding , this week its been inspection from federal Governent for recognition , Appraisal, and thus Approval of our Fashion school,so i really had no spear time at all,but now that that is out of the way i am back and ready to help.also i must add that i am really grateful that you guys appreciate our collective effort on this thread i pray that as some of us here have found financial benefits from doing what we love fashion designing so also will you guys expecially those just starting .i would like to say here that keep at it.............consistency is the key to success

come join us

Student practicals

at valisimo we love what we do so much

Got me this lovely peruvian hair pice and i love it...........not into brazilian thou i dont like the look thats just me sha.my sister digs it.

Placing all together my out fit is almost ready




Over to the next instructor,my skirt part is done
I hope it was clear enough.......if not just ask any qestions i will be happy to go over it again

Remember i have gotten my zip at the back.............pined up
The next step is to do my gathers,
I started my gathers from where my pleat ends all the way to my zip area on both sides and sew to form the gathers
Note that in the picture the gathers is not so much

on the front and back view you should have it looking like this.................note that, i just used 2inch for mine meaning that you can have your pleat more than 2inch if you want,

So i continue the skirt part now


Remember we have gotten our zip and marked the center of my long strech fabric of 72,
From here i shall use my point to point measurement which is 8 for the front pleat

From my center i marked 4 on both ends then i pleated in 2inches on both sides

cheries: Efosa, pls i need more clarification on princess cut(pls use drawings and makings, if possible) for easier understanding

Chineke......... ...@..Mak'sjoy thanks dear God bless you.
I know you will do us proud too when you post your part too
@ cheries...hope this helps

Hope its ok i go into the skirt part now..........................dont want to be too forward o! Hummmmm

First i determin the lenght of my dress,deduct the bodies measurement plus the band,what ever is left will be the skirt part ,also dont forget seam allowance for zip and the joing up plus the hem line down

Then i determine what my waist measurement is

Mine is 35 so it means every thing i do must add up to 35 on my waist line.

So i cut out a strech of fabric measuring at 72

Place the fabric on fold to mark the center then,i also marked my zip part at the end of my fabric

wizb: @Efosa Val, welldone oh. Your pix is very clear and I like the purple contrasting background. I just learnt something from your fabric piece now. Thanks

Really glade to hear that dear thanks

cheries: @Efosa, i love ur pics but pls, what is the measurement from the shoulder to where the princess cut starts?

Oh thanks hun.

I used the division of my arm whole into 2 to get that

So the half cut before the band which i made 14 i added 1 inch for seam
Also my band i added 1 inch to it to make 4 for seam allowance

The main purpose of measuring my upper bust,bust, and under bust is to shape the cup area of my bust

Therefore i must make sure at my upper bust i get 39,at my bust i get 40,and at my under bust i get 37

Remember i divided the circumference measurement into two using my fullest part which is the bust 40
And that gave me 20 then i added 5 for seam.

The same thing applies to the upper bust and the under bust
Upper bust 39÷2=19.5
Under bust 37÷2=18.5

On all your seam allowance 5inches must be added

To get that princess dart slop from the ampit
I measured my armwhole which would be about 9inch when placed on fold
Then i divided that 9 into 2 having one side longer and the orther side shorter by 5 and 4
Then i linked the line of my point to point from the bust to the armpit to get that princess cut.
I also removed about half and a quater inch from the armpit area to get my breast dart on top


Down on my under bust area i cut out about 2inch (fabric is still placed on fold) to get the bust cup out too.

When i opened the fabric my cut looked like this with the band added

Here is mine........ .please note that this is the same thing onnari did in her post only in a different method but we would get to the same point at the end

My Measurement

Shoulder 15
Neck depth 4
Neck wideness across the shoulder 6

My bust measurement is taken in two measurement areas by lenght and by circumfrence so i will say L and C to indicate that.
Note measurement is taken from the shoulder down for length and round the body area for the circumfrence

Upper bust by L= 8, C=39
Bust L=11, C=40
Under bust L=14, C= 37

Point to point 8 (nipple to nipple on the bust area)


Cutting my bodies
I divided my bust which is the biggest part of my bust area.40 into 2
That gaives me 20 for the front, 20 for the back.
I then added 5 to that 20=25 for the front

Seam allowance.
The 5 i added is for the princess cut and seam allowance
The side seam allowance will need 1.5 ×2 =3
The princess cut seam in front will need 1×2= 2
That makes up the 5 i added to the 20 for my front bodies

Marking it out.
Place my fabric the 25 inch i cut on fold to get the center
I get my piont to point out from the the center
I marked my measurement by my length and circumfrence.
I used 14 as my half cut from my shoulder to the point i would attach my band
My band will be 3inch before the skirt part.

Owobo brown: meh,nice but expensive

Nop we are not expesive..........go to other known fashion school with our standerd before you conclude
More so if you want quality and value for your money then our school is one of the best..............go find out your self i challenge you to

The CEO of Valisimo fashions

Really?

My Straight talk

1, Because you love fashion
2, Because you work or school
3, Because part time classes are scheduled for weekends only
4, Because at the end of 5months 8months or 12months you can become a pro on making outfits for men women and kids
5, Because you have the prospect of oppening your very own fashion house after the programme (thus stop working for that your yeye boss )
6 Because valisimo fashions has good teachers to help through your training
7 Because valisimo fashion have a standard curriculum to help you get the best of your learning expirience.
8 Because while at valisimo fashions you will get to meet diffent people also learning and thus will be able to rub minds with them.
9 Because the school is big and well equiped thus every student has a sewing machine to work with making the learning expirience fantastic.
10 Because you can add this pin for more info 2B08881A or call 08096577157 www.valisimofashions.com
and www.valisimofashions..com


Because i like you thats why i am giving you my straight talk o joor oooooo

yodiyokun: Onnari... you are a genius. everything you posted was clear up until this part. Do you mean that we are marking out the circumference at the bust, empire and waist and cutting the side seams? If we do this wouldn't the rise of the bust affect the marking. Last question, why are you doing the upward slant and what is the measurement?

other teachers, when should we expect your posts?
other students - has anyone of you started yet? please post pictures of your progress.

I am going to try on a test garment first before I cut my real fabric.

Yodiyokun..................what a name
My post is next......am waiting for onnari to give the go ahead coz that would indicate she is done with her part the bodies.

I done cut my whole cloth sha.....just waiting to post

wizb: These are my pieces

I no see any thing o.

Yea supper job onnari.....for real,it very detailed.

Dressmaker: Hie, I am new here. How do I participate? I can sew to an extent. I am just lazy about it and not quiet self-motivated. So I feel I can get some motivation from here- making dresses simultaneously with other designers.

You are welcome dear.you can perticipate by getting your fabric first and joining the sew along train,the fun thing here is that you would get to see other people post their jobs or ask questions while they sew along. So do feel free to shear you sewing fun or issues with the group.