I often hear people say the issue with being innovative is the ability to actually construct what you have designed.
Recreating your design from your illustration.....bringing it to life, is sometimes a challenge to say the least. When your design process leads down a road you've never traveled before, it is both exhilarating and usually very eventful!
Finding ways to replicate what you imagine can be quite a challenge. Little things like the right attachment can mean a world of difference in the diffculties you may face during this process. I believe some of the easiest ways to accomplish innovative ideas, are by understanding how to use the tools you already have, in ways they were not designed to be used.
For example
How many of you knew that Bed Head was a great aging tool to make textiles look like they have been rubbed in one place.....over time...years.... Many of our own household items can be used to recreate these types of things. Another example would be my sewing machine. Many of you know I have a Bernina, and in addition I have several attachments I regularly use, one of which is the Edgestitch Foot #10. This foot is intended to stitch closely to seams and edges. I recently have used it for sewing between tight ribbed edges I created on an accessory I'm designing.
Versatility in Fashion Design is a good talent to acquire.
I challenge you to use the tools you already have in new ways, other than what they were intended for. There just might be some surprising developments that aid you in successfully pulling of the unique idea you illustrated.
So see you in the Interactive Studio and you can clue me in on some of your discoveries too!