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Book SynopsisThis practical book explains how to achieve great designs and creative cuts by seeing ideas come to life three dimensionally. By manipulating and pinning fabric on the dress form or house model, fashion designers can visualise their ideas and become more confident with their own creative visions. This new book includes advice on how to measure the body, as well as prepare the mannequin and fabric; it explains the draping process in detail with step-by-step instructions and practical tips throughout. It gives advice on working at half scale and provides calico preparation diagrams. Finally, there are chapters which introduce new design elements and/or garment type, and covers dresses, skirts, shirts and blouses. Written by a leading designer, Draping for Fashion Design is an essential guide to this skill (also known as ‘moulage’), and explains how the fashion designer can understand their designs more fully, as well as the fabric and the garment’s fit, in order to achieve impressive and sometimes unexpected results.
Trade ReviewHave you ever watched the sewists on The Great British Sewing Bee seemingly effortlessly drape and pin fabrics on their dress forms to create stunning designs and wanted to have a go yourself? Well, this new release from Theresa Parker will talk you through draping step-by-step to create a whole range of creative made to measure garments. -- Emily Freer, Reviewer, Pinboard * The Pattern Pages Pinboard *
