a. The figure shows the depth that each group of strips is cut from the two rolls. Each batch should be labelled as it is cut. Draping offers an alternative method of creating a pattern by working directly on the stand with fabric. It offers immediate results but requires a level of dexterity and manipulative skills, which can be taught and developed with practice. For some designers this is a more intuitive process; one that can help to confirm the visualization process needed to realize a three-dimensional form. Stage 1: Draping of uncut length of dress fabric over the stand – The fabric should be draped on the stand for analyzing the overall effect by observing its natural characteristics such as handle, texture and weight and it has to be evaluated. Draping is the art of clothing arrangement loosely or casually on or around dress form. In fashion designing, fashion draping is the main part of garment design. Fashion draping is the process of positioning and pinning fabric on a dress form to develop a clothing design into a three-dimensional form. If you use the bottom row, the top of the curtain is likely to just touch the rod and hide the hook completely.

Trim the Tape 1” beyond each side edge. Fold under the ends so the folded edge sits just inside the side hem. A square piece of quilt batting is pinned onto the formed breast. While pinning the batting, care is taken to see that it is slightly larger Before working directly on the stand the fabric should be carefully examined for any flaws. It should then be prepared for draping by marking on the center-front grain-line and the bust line. Some fabrics will need to be pressed before they can be used to remove unnecessary creases or eliminate possible shrinkage. Make sure you are using good-quality pins and that you have a sharp pair of shears or dressmaking scissors. It helps in clear visualization of the garment. With the process of draping, fashion designers can get a proper idea and visualize that how a dress is going to look at the end, even before starting to cut, stitch and design the costume. Fashion draping is considered as one of the oldest method used since the 18th century. Currently, it is considered to be an important aspect in the process of fashion designing. This process consists of positioning and pinning fabric on a standard size dress form to develop the structure of a garment design. Many types and sizes of dress forms are designed for women, men and children to fulfill the requirement by using draping method. A garment can be draped using a design sketch as a support, or a fashion designer can play with different kinds of fabric and the way it falls to create new designs at the start of the dress design process. After draping, the toile fabric is take out from the dress form which was used to create the sewing draped pattern for making fashionable garment to suit an individual. In U.S.A. very light weight fabrics are used by designers, which is called as ‘toile’, and U.K. designers call it as ‘muslin’ cloth. Figure 1: Fashion DrapingIt results in less wastage of the fabric wherein you can do try out before you actually cut the fabric. To introduce the basic vocabulary of the fashion such as – high waist, empire line, low waist, princes line, style line, Halter, etc. 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. Stage 5: Placing and pinning of material onto the stand – A full toile or torso is normally required; however, one side only is needed to model, except for asymmetric designs. Pining of excess fabric has to be done temporarily to the side of the stand and then the fabric is moulded around the stand as desired, allowing the extra fabric to fall freely into the area where the fullness is desired. The techniques used for controlling the drape are given below. If you make your own curtain panel, you can easily leave both ends of the top hem open and simply slide the panel onto the rod. So, why would you even need this type of drapery tape? We’re so glad you asked.

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.

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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. One of the main advantages of this method is building up a desired effect before cutting into the fabric through experimenting. Those are also used as draping tools; Colored scotch tape, two sponges, two small basins for water, arm hole curve, graduated-square, pins, marking-chalk, needle, thread, sharp scissors, pencil, ruler, tapeline, a sharp razor blade, sharpeners, notches, French-curves, foot-ruler, grade-ruler, dark colored twill tape, measuring tape, hip curve, sleeve curve tools are required.

Clip the edge of the muslin with scissors and tear across the grain with sufficient pressure to break the yarns evenly. Each of the these drapery tape options is the final step in a curtain project, which means you’ve already hemmed the sides, bottom, and top of your panel(s). It should be padded to get the required measurement by using high density foam. The foam is adjusted in such a way that it assumes the shape of the human breast. In the fashion industry, patterning paper is often used to create the flat pattern. Most of the professional theatrical costume shops and educational institutes use brown craft paper instead because it is much less expensive and easier to find. Estimate the size of muslin needed, allowing a reasonable amount of extra fabric for ease, seam allowance, and styling.

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The panel should be prepared and hemmed in a similar manner to the samples above. As mentioned in the introduction, the Shirring Tape is much narrower so you don’t need to have as deep a hem the way you do with the Rod Loop Tape or Clip Ring Tape. We used a deep hem for our test to keep all the samples consistent, but we could have gotten away with just a narrow 2” hem.

You could also use itfor other projects that require a lot of gathering, such as bed or crib skirts. Most of the fashion industry, like high fashion, haute couture fashion houses, evening, and lingerie companies most garments are created through draping. When draping a garment, the designer can immediately see what her apparel design will look like on the body, and immediately correct any fit or design problems before putting anything down on paper. In addition, some apparel designs are just impossible to make via flat pattern making and need to be draped first. And some fabrics need to be experimented with on a dress form to see how they behave. Once it is finished with draping and pinning, the next step is to baste the fabric. In this step, either sew the fabric to the foundation piece or sew the fabric itself to complete the draping process. Figure 7: Basting the FabricDraping is a most ancient and popular form of clothing. It is found that many visual arts of the Romans and Indian sculptures, terracottas, cave paintings, and wood carvings, presenting men and women wore the same (unstitched) clothes with the help various wrapping and draping styles. Uttariya, and Antariya are few prominent clothing items of draped garments from the Vedic period. Kasaya, another rectangular piece of the Buddhist robe, is a real example of the draped garment from ancient period. Further evolved forms of draped garments are Sari, Odhni, etc. 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.