Our Next Big Project

Our next big project will be making a stage costume for our client who is a singer. The design we came up with is this.
This is a jacket that was inspired by our client who loves the colour purple and puffy arms. While designing the jacket we had to think about how easy it was going to be to put on and to move around in.
The top of the sleeves have a point going up and on that point we thought of putting gems to make them stand out even more. The point has to be filled to hold its shape otherwise it would collapse very easily. The fabric that would be great for this jacket is upholstery fabric because it is thick and holds its shape very well (plus it comes with some very cool patterns :) ). We will be presenting this design to our client this week and as soon as we get the thumbs up we will start the next phase which is making the pattern and sewing the mock-up. We will keep you updated.

Black Sequins

Hello everyone,

As a new year theme my client choose the 1920's which meant that we had to design costumes from that era. Here is the sketch for the first design. This design is for the dancers of the singer. 

The design consists of a crop top with a small collar and short sleeves and a high waisted pair of shorts. The fabric we chose for the design is a black sequinned one. This was the choice of our client. 

I will be adding the rest of the designs within the next few days. 

After that I will be talking about the patterns and hopefully will be able to show you the final products.                                    

Happy New Year

Hello everyone,
The weeks leading up to the new year was a very hectic one. I will be adding a new post shortly.
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope that it will be full of new designs:)

Costume 1

Hello,
Today I will be writing about a costume we did for a performer here in Turkey. When we had our first meeting she told us about what she wanted which was a nude body suit with gems, a puffy nude coloured skirt till the floor and a mask covered with gems. Our process started with getting her measurements and then creating the pattern.

Here are some pictures from the pattern process

Once the pattern was cut and ready it was time to sew. I used the overlocking machine only (this was because with a straight stitch you lose the elasticity of the fabric). Once we sew it it was time for the gems. The smaller ones of the gems were stick ons and the larger ones were sew ons. This picture was taken when we completed only the stick ones with some sew ons.

When this phase of the making process was complete we moved on to make the mask. For this we bought a cardboard mask and cut it into the shape we wanted. Secondly, we sew the same shape from fabric to cover the cardboard mask. Once the fabric was completed it was time to start putting the gems on it. Like the body suit we put both stick ons and sew ons. Here is a picture of the mask ( this was taken before it was complete, we put many more gems on it so no fabric was showing underneath).

Once these two items were close to finishing we started working on the puffy skirt. To get the shape we wanted we used a material called glop which is used to make corsets. This gave us the shape we wanted and we added hard netting to give it more of a puff. We then covered it with fabric and put some small stick on gems on the entire thing (I am very sorry but I do not have pictures of this process). Here is a picture of the skirt on me to show the puff on the back.

Once everything was complete we handed it over to our client who wore it for one of her performances and here are some pictures of her.

Costume Design

Hello everyone,

Today I would like to talk about Costume Design. While living and working in İstanbul we got the opportunity to meet some great people who are performers. When they found out what we did for a living they were delighted because they were having some trouble finding designers who would think out of the box. (Enter SNACH)

After our initial meeting we went to the drawing board and tried to come up with as many ideas as we could to fit their themes. This in my eyes wasn't the best move because showing all you can do at once might backfire too but it all worked out for us. We started with some interesting jackets and bodysuits. I will be sharing pictures and also will be sharing some sketches and designs very soon. I am very excited about this part of the blog. 

I will be able to share more work with you this way and I think it is an enjoyable subject to read about.

This is going to be a short entry but I will be writing a longer one very soon. I am sorry that I haven't written in a while will be writing more often from now on.

Pattern Phase

Hello everyone,
I am very sorry that I haven't written in a while. I have completed the pattern of the garment.  For copy right purposes I will not be putting a picture of the pattern itself. I will explain how I did it though. As you already know the first thing to do is to take your measurements for this garment I needed my bust, waist, hips, shoulder to waist and finally waist to floor. Considering the fact that I will be wearing heels with this garment I added 10 cm's to the skirt length. If I wanted a long trail then I would have added a minimum of 30 cm on the back.
After I had all the measurements I did all the calculations. When doing a pattern you need 1/4 of the measurement you have so for example if your waist size is 60cm in total on the pattern it should be 15cm because once it is cut and sewn together it will end up being 60 cm's again. For the Bust however; after dividing the measurement I add 1cm to the front and take away 1cm from the back pattern due to the bust and the same thing happens on the hips too, you add 1cm to the back because of the bottom and take away 1cm from the front. This way the pattern will fit your body in a much better way.
Note: If you have a big bust then you can add more to the front and take away the same amount from the back and the same goes to your hip measurement.

I always use a base pattern. After drawing the base pattern, I do the adjustments according to my measurements. This just makes sure that you make a pattern smaller or larger without loosing the shapes and the curves.

The next step is the cutting and sewing of the mock up. I will be posting pictures of while I am making the mock up and will also will post some form the fitting phase too.

Sketch phase

Hello again,
After drawing the sketch I took a photograph of it and put it onto the computer. As you can see it is a two piece garment, a long skirt and a lace top.

The photograph itself didn't look very good to me so I started to play on it on photoshop.

I added lace, and some colour to the skirt and this  is what I ended up with.














The fabric I bought for this dress is a pastel olive green so I filled the skirt in with the closest colour, for the lace top I decided to choose a vibrant colour which ended up being a coral pink (red).

The next phase is the pattern. To make the pattern I need
my measurements. The measurements I need are the shoulder width, bust, waist, hips and waist to floor. These are the main measurements I will need to start making the pattern.

I will keep you updated as I progress with this garment. I am very excited about the next phase because it is the phase where everything you imagine starts coming to life.