First Day Back

This is the first official day back at college. Not a particularly eventful day, but interesting all the same. TOday we worked out which classes we'll be taking over the year.

In order to gain the HND qualification, 30 units must be gained over the two year period. Because I did the Portfolio Preperation class last year, I have start with one more credit than other members of the class. This morning I thought this was great as it meant that if I failed one unit I would still gain the qualification, this, it transpired, is not the case. 30 units is the maximum. Taking classes which result in me having more than 30 credits will be charged. I have therefore had to abandon two of the classes I had intended to take. Au revoir to French and Work placement. I'm going to have a look at the ILA website and see if I would receive funding to do a nightclass.

The idea of studion fees was introduced today to cover the costs of paper, card, calico, etc. I think this is entirely fair, not least to cut down on the amount of waste. People are less likely to waste materials when they are having to pay for them. A figure hasn't been disclosed yet but it will be payable on a monthly basis so should be more affordable.

Anne told us that the college will be involved in the fashion show for the Butterfly Cancer Trust at the Racecourse on 25th October.

After a short break Dianne came to speak to us about guidance, looks like we're actually going to get it this year. We had to write down our plans for the future in particular what we plan to do once we finish the course. I possibly wrote more than what was required, or my life story as Laura so nicely put it. I just explained that I would like to go to University, however, the distance and the cost would be a massive issue.

Millinery

The millinery class was good, well, for the people who were actually any good at it. We were given samples of the various millinery materials that we'll be using and Maggie explained what they are all for. We were then given two colours of calico which we had to cut into an eight centimetre wide strip. This piece was then folded in half lengthways and then folded into the fold. We then ironed the strip which sealed it to a 2cm wide strip. We then twisted half of one of the strips around a piece of dowling and steamed it. This gave us a sinamay spiral. After this we were all given the chance to play around with the strips to see what shapes we could make. Laura made a lovely shape but mine just didn't seem to happen. Ah well maybe next week.

Tomorrow we have events management and pattern cutting. I can see events management being, well, eventful. I'll keep you posted.