kowaku 10Pcs Draping Mannequin Masking Tape Self-Adhesive Dress Form - Black, 3mm x 20meters

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While selecting fabrics and clothes, we must relate it to our lifestyles and our active routine. There are various fabrics which are most suitable for fashion draping purpose such as stretchy knitted fabrics, chiffon, georgette, organza, sheer cottons, voile, and light weight silk and many more. Drapability of fabric plays an important role in making sophisticated draped garments. Generally, very light weight to medium weight fabric is suitable for draped garments. When the garments are made of woven goods, then they are usually draped in muslin or an inexpensive fabric where the grain and cross grain are quite visible. Generally, the quality and hand of the muslin should represent the texture and characteristics of the actual fabric used for the garment design. Figure 3: Muslin fabric As this process is more of a creative and artistic one, it requires having more talent and fashion sense.

Fashion draping is otherwise known as toiling or modelling. Fashion draping is the manipulation of two-dimensional fabrics on a three-dimensional torso or body form to get a perfect fit. The dress form generally used for draping is a muslin padded dress form, positioned in an adjustable stand that duplicates the human body structure. The dress form should be firm, yet resilient and should not resist pins. A range of dress forms exist in standard sizes for children’s and men’s figures. The steps for the preparation of a dress form are given below. Palla (garment) a long rectangular piece of cloth, folded in half lengthwise and used as a cloak by Roman women, consider as one of the most popular draped garment.The only thing to keep in mind is that most Rod Loop Tape is nearly 4” wide and most Clip Ring Tape is about 3¼” to 3¾” wide. In either of these cases, you’d want a top hem that is at least 4” deep. The last step is common across various designing techniques. Here, trim off any excess fabrics that may remain after it is finished with draping. The raw edges of the draping should always be hidden neatly in the seams, so that it looks perfect and clean. Figure 8: Trimming Straight Pins: Dressmaker pins with sharp tapering points that will not rust are used to anchor muslin or fabric to the dress form while draping.

Once you pull the cords to your desired width, the cord is knotted at both ends, and the width is secured. This is very handy if the window or other opening is an unusual size and/or if you rarely want to open or close the covering. You can use a single panel, gather it to the exact width, hang the panel, and it will stay as-is.

This is probably the most versatile option of the three since many people have either flat or round curtain rods begging for a curtain panel. You might want to start with fitting muslin to avoid wasting good fabric, but keep in mind that different types and weights of fabric behave very differently when draped, so choose a muslin weight that is close to the weight of your fabric. 4. Create your foundation piece and pin it to your dress form.

In this process initially dresses are draped on dummy with a cheaper quality fabric so sometimes the look of the final garment cannot be assessed correctly by this method. than the required size at the sides. When it is covered with muslin, it gets compressed to the right size and looks more natural. Basic sloper patterns ( master patterns) are also used to create draped and stylized garments. Even sleeves are constructed with the help of the sloper. Draped pattern making is the link between designs and production of a specified garment. At first fashion designers sketch the design and that turns into a three-dimensional functional garment. Draping process is a way of interpreting the design regardless of the style, size and shape. The fabric is manipulated, molded, and shaped through the skillful use of the draper/designer’s hand, until the design is replicated in three-dimensional form.This helps the designer to achieve the difficult designs by draping different fabrics. For designs like cowls this method can be used which gives good results.

Stage 2: Substitution of dress fabrics – Modelling the whole garment using actual fabric is ideal but it makes experimentation more costly. Hence, it is advisable to utilize a fabric having similar properties as that of the actual fabric which has been left over from a previous collection. b. The shirt has to be put on the person concerned and then the edges are sewn together; hence, it will fit firmly on the figure. Afterward, the shirt has to be pulled down from the shoulder line and a strip of moistened tape should be pasted carefully around the waistline. Another strip of tape has to be pasted below the widest hip and under each bust to maintain contour. With a dry iron on the “Wool” setting, press the tape in position for just about 10 to 15 seconds in each area. Continue along length of tape until it is completely fused. The biggest advantage of draping is that it allows room for customization. A dress or a specific garment can be made as per the concerned person measurements and requirements.Cut the tape 7½” longer than the finished width of your curtain panel. Pin the resulting length of tape to the top edge of the curtain. Center the tape within the hem, and adjust side to side so the first loop is about 1” in from the left edge.