One day after lunch
in the far end of the atelier where the patterner’s workspace is,
the designer was making a toile.

When put into words it sounds normal,
but usually the designer does not make a toile.
Because the designer’s role is to check and make adjustments to the toile.

FYI
a toile is a temporary stitching
which a patterner usually makes
creating a pattern based on a design
using a cotton material called sheeting
for the silhouette, the size and placement of pockets,
position of hems, etc. to check the whole balance.

I have seen the designer on the sewing machine several times
adjusting the hemline on pants or
sewing patches on
but making a toile was a first and it was unusual;
so actually doing this I feel that
the distance between the one giving the instructions and the one receiving
will become closer.

Since this is the case,
I am thinking about what we can do for the other end
to close the gap.

After doing this for about 90 minutes, I asked how it was and
the reply was, “I was surprised it was pretty analog.”

Analog? This made me think also.