07-17-2012, 12:53 AM
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 Fashion and Textile Design
The astronomy classroom was once again transformed for the last seminar of term. The normal school desks had been replaced with rows of high work benches, and chairs swapped for tall bar-style stools. At the ends of each bench were dressmaking mannequins, simply hung with a tape measure around the neck. Fabric swatches hung like looped bunting from the ceiling, their bright geometric patterns catching in the gentle cool breeze from the open windows.
To one side was a row of tables containing an odd assortment of items: a metal bucket piled high with potatoes, another container full of small dull grey squares, a stack of shiny white tiles, metal racks, paint rollers and paint, a pile of Daily Prophet newspapers, a tin of metal rulers, a box of old shirts, a black bin bag full of stuffing...
And perched on the front desk, her legs lightly swinging underneath, was the tutor for this seminar - Miss Hermy Smythe, of the well-known art and fashion studio just off of Diagon Alley, Smythe and Scryver Designs. She had a warm smile on her face, and clearly an eclectic fashion sense. Beaded bracelets jangle on her wrist as she welcomes you in past a cluster of mannequins dressed in Miss Smythe’s own designs.
“Good morning,” she greets, pushing up her sleeves and rearranging her bracelets. “Please take a seat and make yourselves comfortable. If you’ve worn something you’d rather not get messy, then feel free to take a painting shirt from the box on the side for protection.” |