week four - the unpicking

Day thirteen- Wednesday 16^th may

10pm-4:30pm

Today I sent 2 hours and 30 minutes un picking a pair of the dog tooth trousers, the black silk satin panel was cut on the bias, and there for was not hanging properly and was ruining the shape of the trousers. 

I had to unpick all the top stitching that is along the edge of the black panel, being careful not to cause the dog-tooth fabric to fray. It is a loosely woven fabric so the more I touched it, the more it frayed. I also had to take out the zip.

Then I had to take out the waistband, unpicking the hand stitching that was holding it to the trousers. Once the waistband came off the fabric was fraying a lot.

Next I re-cut new black panels on the straight grain, I was trying to be spearing as much as possible with the fabric as another new intern was cutting out a cape out of the same fabric. Then I pressed them, and then pinned them into place. They are ready for me to sew in tomorrow.