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DRESS MAKING - CITS

Fashion Draping Techniques
As Draping is the art of creating a garment by arranging the fabric around a dress form. This is usually done by
utilizing the fabric’s natural fall. For the uninformed, draping involves different techniques such as pleating and
gathering to create a dramatic effect. However, to master this art one needs to understand each and every aspect
of draping, hence there are six basic steps for draping to get you started:

1 Prepping
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. Need to cut
the fabric in correct straight line of horizontal and vertical.

2 Sketch
Preparing a sketch or illustration of your garment always helps in designing the garment. This helps us to give
clear idea about how to go for draping. Here, the sketch will help to understand how to best manipulate the fabric
in order to get the dramatic and creative effect.

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