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Description actionable garment, marking stitch lines, internal details, and

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

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