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Flat sketching: fastenings (a very important step that is often forgotten).
A flat sketch is a two-dimensional technical drawing that Sorting all the details at the design stage, helps speed up the illustrates a garment with basic solid lines. It's like a sampling process by getting the first samples looking as good "blueprint" of your fashion design much like an architect's as possible the first time. blueprint for a house before they can begin to construct it. Gather materials. The word "flat" refers to the way that they are drawn: imagine Draw the balance line. the garment is lying flat on a table so that you are viewing all Start drawing the pelvic area firstling. the details from either the front or the back. Draw the torso and shoulders. Aside from front/back views, some brands will include Sketch the neck and head. drawings of details or side views to show how panels travel Fill in the legs. around the body or how sections of the garment should be Finish with the feet and arms. constructed. Importance of flat sketching: Technical flat sketches provide the manufacturer a guide on how to construct your garment As an essential part of the garment specification sheet or tech pack, they give your pattern-maker and your manufacturer's sewing teams all the information they need about the technical components of a piece. Steps for making sketching: You need a front and back view, plus everything in-between. The aim of a flat sketch is to take out any room for misinterpretation, turning an abstract idea into a clear