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what is fashion drappingFashion draping is an important part of fashion design. Draping for fashion design is the process of positioning and pinning fabric on a dress form to develop the structure of a garment design. A garment can be draped using a design sketch as a basis, or a fashion designer can pl...
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Tips and Techniques for Sewing the perfect dressSewing your own dress gives you creative freedom that you’ll never find in ready-to-wear clothing. Half the fun of sewing at home is getting to be your own personal fashion designer! You get to pick the style of your dress, choose a fabric that inspires you and tailor the f...
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Introduction of drapping clothWhen a designer creates a garment, there is a stage called draping. Draping entails a period of work with muslin (or fashion fabric) during which the designer manipulates and works the fabric into the desired look. Used since the beginning of clothing construction, draping can re...
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How to finish armholes with bias stripsFinishing armholes or sleeves with bias strips gives such neat and professional-looking results, yet I only came across this method recently, despite sewing garments for almost five years! Sure, I’ve used decorative bias binding before and sewn in actual sleeve facings on o...
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how to drap fabric on a dress formRather than use a traditional pattern to make your garment, the option of draping allows freedom for designing. Viewing the relationship of the fabric to the body as you create your garment allows you to intimately create custom clothing. Follow a few tips to learn how to begin d...
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How to buy a dress formThe longer you sew garments, the more you come to realize that having another version of you on hand to fit things on would be incredibly helpful. Enter the dress form. It’s important to understand that not all dress forms are alike. There are thousands of types, all differ...
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8 Types of Darts You Need to KnowDarts are an essential part of garment construction because they allow flat fabric to take on a shape that will fit the body well. A dart is a folded wedge of fabric that is tapered and stitched down to give shape to a garment. There are two main components of a dart: the point,...
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Tale of the Tape: 5 Tips for Using Clothes to Custom Fit PatternsDo you have an item in your closet that fits you to perfection? Perhaps a skirt that hugs your curves in all the right places but is not too tight? Or a coat that allows you move your arms properly but is not swimming with excess ease? Sewing something similar is an option! Here ...
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