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Introducing Draping

Draping is the process of positioning and pinning fabric on a dress form to develop the structure of a garment design. It allows designers to see how a style falls on the body and experiment with design features before creating a pattern. Draping is important for designers to learn because it teaches them how to give a garment shape and fit using darts and seams. High fashion, couture, and lingerie frequently use draping to perfect designs before finalizing patterns.

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Introducing Draping

Draping is the process of positioning and pinning fabric on a dress form to develop the structure of a garment design. It allows designers to see how a style falls on the body and experiment with design features before creating a pattern. Draping is important for designers to learn because it teaches them how to give a garment shape and fit using darts and seams. High fashion, couture, and lingerie frequently use draping to perfect designs before finalizing patterns.

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INTRODUCING DRAPING
Created by: MD. Iftekhar Rahman, Lec, BUFT.
What Is Draping
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 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
play with the way fabric falls to create new designs at the start of the
apparel design process. After draping, the fabric is removed from the dress
form and used to create the sewing pattern for the garment.

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Draping Vs. Flat pattern !!!
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 Draping assures the proper fitting of garment by allowing the designer to


actually see how the style falls on the dress form / body.
 Allows for experimentations With Design Features such as yokes, Collars,
and Sleeve.
 Enables the designer to see the best placement of layers, pockets, trims and
Buttons.
 Creates Opportunity to rotate Darts or move a seam so That Enhances the
line of the garment.

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Why Important
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 Draping is considered an important skill for up-and-coming designers


because it teaches the art of putting a piece of clothing together on a dress
form before creating a sketch.
 The art of draping teaches a designer how darts and seams give a
garment shape and a perfect fit.
 Knowing about darts and seams helps a designer recognize what's wrong
with a garment and quickly figure out how to fix it.
 A designer who experiments with draping also has more options open to
her than she would by merely sketching the look, as she can play with
different darts and draping to see if they work on a body right then and
there.

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Uses
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 The art of draping is often used in high fashion and couture: Because high-
fashion pieces are expensive to create — and often one of a kind — it
makes sense for designers to use draping to get the design right the first
time.
 Lingerie is also draped before the final design is documented on paper.
Lingerie is typically made of delicate material, so it's important to perfect
the look and fit on a dress form before putting together the final sewing
pattern.
 Using a dress form to design evening wear offers the opportunity to make
unique dresses that fall and drape in a variety of ways.

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Materials
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 Muslin  Style tape


 Scissors  Tailor chalk
 Measuring tape  Marker (Different color)
 Clear 18” ruler  Tracing Wheel
 French curve  Yardstick
 Hip curve  Dress from
 L square  Sewing Machine
 Notcher  Iron & ironing board
 Awl  Pencil, eraser, Sharpener, Pen
 Brown paper
 Pin & pin cushion

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References and Bibliography

 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Third Edition)


 http://www.designersnexus.com/fashion-design-industry-information/what-is-
fashion-draping/
 The Art of Fashion Draping [Third Edition] Connie Amaden-Crawford
 Joseph-Armstrong, Helen, Patternmaking for Fashion Design, Fourth Edition, Upper
Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.

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