Draping Womenswear Design Short Course

On the beginner’s Draping Womenswear Design Short Course students develop an understanding of the principles of draping and how various fabrics can be manipulated by twisting, folding, gathering and layering to produce the most amazing results. The course introduces the origins of draping and historical costumes and explores examples of draping in contemporary fashion. Students learn practical skills such as experimenting on a dummy, how to mark a garment and the various methods of draping. Students work on a series of collages and sketches to document their inspiration and develop ideas, and go on to design garments based on their draping designs. They will learn to work with fabric on a dummy to develop and build ideas for shapes and details for a fashion collection. The collection will be made into a presentation for their portfolio at the end of the course. Topics covered on the course include: How to prepare a dummy Experimenting on the dummy How to cut a piece of fabric Introduction to draping with fabric manipulations How to photograph designs Draping a skirt How to mark a garment Draping without pins Designing garments based on draping Draping a bodice Draping with bias detail Developing designs in 2D How to prepare a presentation of work Making collages and sketches