From my research, I have found out that sports wear products have a lot of interesting patterns and designs, so I should include some of my own ideas in my product to make it look better. Also I have found out that the main techniques used in sports wear are iron-on-vinyl and piping so I should try and include them in my product but could also use other techniques to make my product better than the existing products. The products that caught my eye were the most colourful ones so I should include lots of different colours in my product so that they will attract the attention of the customer more.

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Development Iron-on Vinyl Samples

• First, I put the design I wanted on to the computer programme so that it could be cut out. I had to alter my design so that it could separate different pieces.

• Then, I put a sheet of the iron-on-vinyl through a machine that cuts my design which got connected to the machine.

• After it finished, I peeled the plastic of so that it left the pieces that I wanted on the paper. There was a problem as I didn’t connect all the lines on the computer so the machine didn’t cut the whole design so next time I will make sure all the lines connect.

• After, I put all the different pieces onto different fabrics to see which it worked best on and put the fabric under the heat press so that it would stick on.

• I found iron-on-vinyl easy to do but it was quite difficult to design the pattern exactly how I wanted it and I will have to make sure all the lines connect on the computer programme.

• I could use this technique in my project to apply patterns onto fabric and to apply logos which the embroidery machine can’t do.

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Development Embroidery Samples

• First, I design the patterns that I wanted to be embroidered and changed the colour to what I wanted it to be and then matched the colour the machine thread.

• Then I had to iron the backing on to the back of the fabric which I chose.

• After, I put the fabric in the hold so that it would keep the fabric in the same place whilst the machine sewed.

• After it had finished sewing, I took the backing off the back of the fabric.

• I found this very easy to do but the machine might not be able to do exactly what I want so I will have to have different design just in case

• I could use this technique in my project to sew a logo on to the fabric and design different patterns to go on the fabric.

• Other people thought that the top left design and the one directly below were the best designs so if I was to use embroidery on my final product

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Final Photo’s

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Development Screen Printing

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• First, I made stencils of the shape of the design and lay it on the fabric and covered it with the dying screen.

• Then I put the dye at one end of the stencil and used a squeegee to spread the dye across the pattern

• I spread the dye across three times so that all the shape was covered

• I used three different types of dyes, one normal dye, one thermochromic dye which changed colour and another thermochromic dye which made the colour disappear.

• I found this technique easy to do but it was difficult to make the dyes and if I dyed the fabric wrong on my final product I wouldn’t be able to change it so I must be more careful

• I think the thermochromic dye which changed colour worked the best because I liked the colour change when heat was applied better than the other thermochromic dye and the colour of the normal dye changed colour from the original after it had dried and when I washed the sample, the normal dye faded on polyester fabric

Shirt ToileI made a mock up for the shirt so that I could make sure that the seams would look right and so that the shirt would fit together easily. At first, I made a pattern for a normal shirt with a front, back, two sleeves and a collar and then cut out these pieces out of spare fabric. I then sewed the shirt together by sewing the shoulder seams together and then sewed the sleeves into each side of the shirt and then sewed down the side seams and sewed the collar in to make the shirt up. Once I had made the shirt, I put it onto a manikin and the drew on the shirt where I wanted to put the seams on my shirt. I drew a line from the centre of the collar to the sleeve seam to make the shape of the front of the shirt and then drew from the top of the collar to the sleeve seam on the back of the shirt. I then realised that the seam would be too hard to sew to make the shape so I drew a new line which went straight across the back of the shirt from the sleeve seam to make it easier to sew. I then cut down these lines to get new pattern pieces so that the shirt would look like my final design. When I had cut out the pieces, I found that the sleeve pattern piece wouldn’t lie flat which meant I wouldn’t be able to cut the piece out. To solve this problem, I cut down the centre of the piece to make a dart which meant that the piece would lie flat. I then drew the new pattern by drawing around these pieces and then adding a 1.5cm seam allowance around the edges so that I could sew the pieces together to make the shirt again. I had to make sure that I drew around the pieces accurately so that the shirt would fit together again. After I had finished making the pattern, I then made another mock up to make sure that the new pattern fit together easily and to practise sewing the seams together. First I sewed the sleeves to the front and back pieces of the shirt and I realised that the sleeve pieces join at the centre of the shirt and need a seam on the edges for both the front and back of the shirt. I could have cut these pieces on a fold to avoid another seam and make the shirt look better but the edge which join up are on different angles to each other so I couldn’t cut them both on a fold. After I had sewn the sleeves to the front and back, I sewed the dart in the sleeve. I had to make sure that I sewed the dart accurately without any gaps at the edges. After, I sewed the collar in to complete the shirt and saw that the shirt looked like the design with the seams in the right places.

Final Photo’s-Shirt Shirt inside out

Colours change when heat is applied

Dart in sleeve so that the sleeve will curve around the shoulder easily

Top stitching on the edge of the sleeve

Collar on the top of the shirt with top stitching on the edge to make the collar stand up

Final Photo’s-JacketJacket inside out

Press stud used to close the gap above the zip

Piping and ribbing used on the edges to make the jacket look better

Zip opens and closes to allow the jacket to be put on easily

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Working Drawing

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