Fashion Draping

Fashion Draping
Kavitha Rajan
Lecturer in Textile Technology,
Ethiopian Technical university
Addis Ababa
What is Fashion Draping?

Fashion draping is an important part of Many types

fashion design. Draping as a technique and sizes of
is accomplished by pinning the fabric dress forms
onto the mannequin as perceived for women,
through specific design. The pinning men and
process requires the draper to follow children are
the measurements according to the made to fulfil
style of the design and to achieve the
silhouette or the outline that will result
the
in the perfect pattern requirement.
  
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS:
awl
18"clear plastic ruler
French curve ruler
hip curve ruler
iron
ironing board
L square
muslin
notcher
pattern drafting paper
pencils
pin cushions(or)pin dispenser
scissors and shears
straight pins
style tape
tailors chalk
tape measure
tracing wheel
yard stick
 Dress Forms

A variety of dress forms are available

in standard sizes for junior and men’s.
Some manufacturers use ''special dress
forms'' for their customers, depending
on the type of clothes designed, the fit
required, and the Figure shape
necessary required
The important points that should be
taken care of when draping the fabrics
on dress forms are: 1. GSM of the
Fabric (Weight) 2. The bias, selvage
of the fabric 3. Pattern, texture and
muslin mock-ups 4. Darts, seam
location, finishing
Dress can be draped using After draping, the toile Drape ability plays an
a design sketch as a basis, fabric is removed from the important role in making
or a fashion designer can dress form which was used sophisticated draped
play with the way fabric to create the sewing garments. Mostly, very
falls to create new designs draped pattern for making light weight to medium
at the start of the dress fashionable dress to suit weight fabric is suitable for
design process. an individual. draped garments.
BASIC BODICE BLOCKS OR SLOPERS

• The fitted waist seam bodice block sloper is

also known as the basic bodice.
• A front and back basic bodice use
''darts" to control a fitted waist seam. Darts are
the key to the fit a woman’s individual figure