Before I created my pattern I decided to place the squares on the mannequin first to see what it would look like and was really surprised at how effective it looked. Even though it was only made out of paper, I could already see what it was meant to be and could visualise what it would look like on a garment. One thing that I wish I had done was make the squares smaller as I went down, so that it looked slightly more like a spine, but after thinking more about it I have realized that the smaller the boxes would have got, the harder it would have been to keep the shape and stop it from looking like a lump protruding from the fabric.
Even though i practiced my pattern on a much smaller scale at home, i found it difficult to enlarge it onto a pattern and work out where to cut and how to keep the boxes attached because they were also enlarged. after working out how to do this it all became quite simple, i realised shortly after creating it that i would only have to use the top half of the pattern and repeat the process over and over again until i achieved the length i wanted.
I actually enjoyed the pattern making process so much that i might consider furthering this and could possibly go into a career that incorporates this. If i hadn't had chosen such a complex pattern to create then i don't think i would have considered it because i really enjoyed the challenge.
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