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Pattern Drafting 

I have a strong understanding of pattern drafting, which I have used on production and on personal projects. This skill is the base of any well fitted costume.  

The
Lobster Dress

Elsa Schiaparelli Lobster Dress Recreation 

Lobster painting by Mayzey Green 

For The Richard Burton Company’s Production of Flora The Red Menace

2023

Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Directed by Georgie Rankcom 

Costume Designed by Yuqi Liu  

Set Designed by Phoebe Smith

Lighting Designed by Sophie Erin Moore

Photography by Kirsten Mcternan 

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I flat pattern drafted a dress using pattern blocks and altering them to fit the actor. 

See the full project here 

click the link to see more photos and to follow along the full process

1640s Corset 

1640s Corset Construction 

Pattern from Patterns of Fashion 5 by Janet Arnold

Photography by Nico Venables

Modelled by Mayzey Green 

I flat pattern drafted a corset from a books measurements and then altered the toile in a fitting to fit the model. 

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See the full project here 

click the link to see more photos and to follow along the full process

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