Sourcing!

Off to London I go!

Well I went to London today to gather fabric sourcing samples. I must say it really was a learning curve! Not only were Shepherd's Bush shop keepers unhelpful the completely looked down upon me for being a student! It really annoyed me as I felt that I couldn't do my job properly as they said "no samples no samples" at first. When I explained to them that this was for a professional pantomime production they really still didn't get the message that I was prepared to spend a lot of money with them if they helped me out! Eventually after hours of roaming the shops I collected some great samples. For some of the characters, such as the Cake and Rapunzel I found it very hard find the right fabrics. I think with the Cake costume we are going to have to dye cotton drill as matching the correct pink fabric to the design was impossible! Rapunzel's fabrics gave me a headache too as I just don't know what will work for her costume!

I also found that after I while (once I got into the swing of things) I started seeing by eye and touch what fabric was what. This buying experience has really helped me get to grips with fabrics and the costs of them.

We shall see what the rest of the week shall bring!