With these patterns, you should be able to pin your outfit back together using the main fabric and test it on your form before sewing it. The spacing may not be able to be exact, but with a pocket/loop every 1½” or less, you can come very close. 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. Tracing Wheel: It is a sharp, spike edged circular wheel with a handle, particularly used to transfer markings from the drape to the pattern paper.

Your explanations really make me want to get started, and make the project look very doable for someone like me with limited experience sewing this type of item. Generally, the quality and hand of the muslin should represent the texture and characteristics of the actual fabric used for the garment design.HONEST SHARING IS APPRECIATED AND PERMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED TO USE ONE IMAGE AND NO MORE THAN TWO LINES OF TEXT IF YOU CLEARLY CREDIT SEW4HOME AND PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK BACK TO THE SITE. To introduce the basic vocabulary of the fashion such as – high waist, empire line, low waist, princes line, style line, Halter, etc. b. The shirt has to be put on the person concerned and then the edges are sewn together; hence, it will fit firmly on the figure. 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 draping process is informed by the choice of fabric and whether you intend to work with straight grain, a crosswise grain or bias, or the true 45º bias, which offers distinct draping qualities. About 250 of 3″strips have to be cut for finishing edges of the form and for joining the two sections.These steps may vary, however, this is the standard rule when fitting and draping any type of garment.