This week I tried my hand at fabric manipulation (of sorts) by making a plait-pleated silk top.

This is a time lapse of the pattern development process, mock ups and final product.

The exhibition I mention at the V&A is this one:
https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery

The book is Pattern Cutting by Zarida Zaman:
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fashion-pattern-cutting-9781408156698/

The fabric I used is silk satin that I bought in New York, you can see that trip and the others things I bought in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mhDPZIx76A&t=39s

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