PETSOLA 20x Thin Draping Tape 3mm Marking Mannequin Pattern Masking Tape Dress Form Tool

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To create an outfit using the style lines on your dress form, place your muslin on the dress form and pin it down. Once that is done, trace out the styles lines onto the muslin fabric. Wherever you have a dart, leave extra fabric out and pin it so you have enough material to create your dart allowance. The rights owner of the image continues to own the image; uploading your image to Prime Publishing does not transfer ownership.

Straight Pins: Dressmaker pins with sharp tapering points that will not rust are used to anchor muslin or fabric to the dress form while draping. This method is perfect for so many fashional looks. Creating patterns by draping leaves you with soft and flowy garments, asymmetrical styles, and custom sculptural bodices. Draping is used to create dresses, tops, and skirts, as well as in details on accessories and home decor. With the Rod Loop Tape acting as the “channel” for the rod, the top hem can be fully sewn closed giving the top of the curtain panel maximum stability. In fact, with many décor weight fabrics, this traditional deep, double hem will probably be all that’s needed to keep the top of the curtain panel straight and stable. Even with lighter weight fabrics, a single layer of Header Tape would be enough to properly stiffen the top edge when using a Rod Loop Tape. Grainlines must be marked on the muslin and cross grain must be marked at the fullest part of the dress form/mannequin.Images that give a sense of the size of the product ("This refrigerator is actually 6' tall", "A cellphone the size of a credit card") As mentioned above in the section on the Rod Loop Tape, you may wonder why you would need this product if you can simply make a channel with the top hem of your panel. When slipped onto a rod, especially with a narrow channel for a tight fit, the channel itself will “ gather” when pushed open. You are right, and this is certainly a viable option. But the cool thing about the Dritz Shirring Tape is that your gathers stay in position. Peplos, long draped garment worn by women of Ancient Greece, often open on one side, with a deep fold at the top, and fastened on both shoulders. If you already have a final fabric in mind, do some research before you begin draping to find a specific weight of muslin that will fall and fold just like the fabric that you will use in the finished garment. The first step is to have perfect and accurate measurements of the garment or dress form. Next, part is to mark the center line of the dress by using a tape. This will help to keep the draping even across the dress. Figure 4: Measuring tape

Cross-grain : section of fabric that runs perpendicular to the lengthwise grain that runs from selvage to selvage 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. Muslin: An inexpensive fabric, on which the grain and cross grain are quite visible. Basically it is used to drape garments made of woven goods. Overall, the information provided in this video proves useful for new fashion entrepreneurs looking to be introduced to the how-to of draping. By following the steps outlined above, you can easily change your dress form from plain to marked with draping lines. Related Topics

While selecting fabrics and clothes, we must relate it to our lifestyles and our active routine. There are various fabrics which are most suitable for fashion draping purpose such as stretchy knitted fabrics, chiffon, georgette, organza, sheer cottons, voile, and light weight silk and many more. Drapability of fabric plays an important role in making sophisticated draped garments. Generally, very light weight to medium weight fabric is suitable for draped garments. When the garments are made of woven goods, then they are usually draped in muslin or an inexpensive fabric where the grain and cross grain are quite visible. Generally, the quality and hand of the muslin should represent the texture and characteristics of the actual fabric used for the garment design. Figure 3: Muslin fabric With a dry iron on the “Wool” setting, press the tape in position for just about 10 to 15 seconds in each area. Continue along length of tape until it is completely fused. A designer can play with many designs and create new designs with the fabric falls to start an apparel manufacturing process. The time varies depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the size of the image file. For a 400KB image, for example, you should expect 2 to 4 minutes over a 56KB modem and under 1 minute for DSL or cable modem. We support JPEG, GIF and PNG images. Files must be no more than 1MB. Both the image height and the image width must be between 60 and 3500 pixels.