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Module 6 Lesson 1

This document discusses draping fabric directly on a dress form to create garment designs. Some designers find it easier to develop new ideas through draping fabric rather than sketching. The texture and patterns of fabrics provide inspiration as they are manipulated on the form. Students will learn to drape fabrics without using darts or transfers patterns directly onto the fabric. They will understand how different fabrics drape based on their stiffness, softness, and surface textures. The key steps of draping involve pinning and marking the fabric on the form, transferring the markings, and cutting out the pattern pieces.

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Module 6 Lesson 1

This document discusses draping fabric directly on a dress form to create garment designs. Some designers find it easier to develop new ideas through draping fabric rather than sketching. The texture and patterns of fabrics provide inspiration as they are manipulated on the form. Students will learn to drape fabrics without using darts or transfers patterns directly onto the fabric. They will understand how different fabrics drape based on their stiffness, softness, and surface textures. The key steps of draping involve pinning and marking the fabric on the form, transferring the markings, and cutting out the pattern pieces.

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UNIT 6

DRAPING IN FABRIC AND


FITTING

There are some of the designers find that they can create more easily
new ideas when they directly drape in fabric of the finished garment. Some even
eliminate sketching and create new designs as they drape on the dress form.
Often, the texture and pattern of the actual fabric will suggest ideas that become
clearer as the fabric is manipulated.
This unit, you will acquired ideas on directly draping the fabric of the
finished garment will show precisely the effect that is desired. You will able to
understand the stiffness or softness of the hand as well as the effect of surface
texture that will immediately apparent. You will also understand the importance of
the feel and texture when working on knits and other stretch fabrics.

UNIT OUTCOMES:

At the end of the unit, then you must have;

1. Acquired the knowledge and skills in eliminating darts and transferring


fabric patterns;
2. Identified the importance ways of eliminating darts and transferring fabric
pattern;
3. Practice the skills in eliminating darts and transferring fabric pattern;
4. Discussed fitting.
LESSON DRAFTING IN FABRIC AND
1 FITTING

LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the lesson, you must have:


1. Understand the drafting in fabrics;
2. Acquired knowledge on how to drape directly on fabric;
3. Valued the knowledge in draping in fabric.

LEARNING CONTENT

A. Preparation of Fabric for Draping


In contrast to draping with muslin, where only half of the garment is draped,
draping with the actual fabrics requires the whole garment to be cut. This means
that the pieces of fabric required for primary sections of the garment must be large
enough to accommodate both sides of the figure, if the center front or center back
is to be cut of the fold.
1. Cut, block and press the fabric the same way as muslin to achieve the
desired style. Fabrics with a permanent-press finish often cannot be
blocked. Cut these fabrics following the pattern of the fabric so that the
effect is as straight as possible.
2. Thread-trace all necessary grain lines. Stone chalk may be used to mark
the grain lines, but thread-tracing tends to be more accurate and will not
stain the fabric. On fine fabrics, silk thread should be used for all tracing,
because it does not leave a residue. The center front and center back
are always thread-traced.

B. Draping Steps

1. Pin the center front or center back to the dress form. If the center seam
is to be cut on the fold, temporarily pin the excess fabric to the right side
of the dress form.
2. Drape the left side of the garment section with a center fold on the bias
grain, drape both sides of the section to prevent any distortion of the
grain.
3. Mark only the left side of the garment using pins. Insert the pins so that
each pins follows the direction of the seams and darts.
4. Remove the work from the dress form, and true the pin markings on the
wrong side of the fabric with stone chalk.
5. Fold the fabric, right sides together, along the center. Pin the sides
together to prevent shifting, and using white tracing paper, transfer all
lines. When the garment is cut on the bias grain, smooth the fabric
carefully only on the lengthwise or crosswise grain in order to prevent
any stretching or twisting. Also, the fabric may not be wide enough to
include the entire other half of the patter piece. In that case, another
piece of the fabric may be joined along the lengthwise grain to complete
the shape as illustrated below. If there is no center fold, duplicate the
pattern on the another piece of fabric for the second half of the garment,
using the same method as previously explained.

6. While both sides are pinned together, trim away the excess fabric,
leaving the seam allowances. Leave wider seam allowances on a bias-
cut garment. This type of garment should hang, completely pinned
together, for at least 24 hours before any adjustments are made to it.
After the pattern pieces have been allowed to stretch, replace the
garment on the dress form and make the adjustments needed to
complete the pattern.
7. Transfer markings to the right side of the fabric by thread-tracing.
8. If the garments is to be duplicated, a pattern in either muslin or paper
should be traced from the fabric pieces before they are sewn together.
9. Add the seam allowance, and cut out the pattern
REFERENCES

Draping for Fashion Design. Retrieved from


https://www.pdfdrive.com/draping-for-fashion-design-e187301311.html
February 10, 2021
Draping the Complete Course. Retrieved from
https://www.pdfdrive.com/draping-the-complete-course-
e157984926.html February 10, 2021
Dress Design, Draping and Flat Pattern Making.
https://www.pdfdrive.com/dress-design-draping-and-flat-pattern-making-
e186946068.html February 10, 2021

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