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FASHION DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - CITS

Fig 5

Manipulate Drafts

Objectives : At the end of this exercise, you will be able to:
• manipulate waist dart to centre front waist dart
• manipulate waist dart to french dart
• manipulate waist dart to mid neck dart by pivot method
• manipulate waist dart to mid armhole dart by pivot method.
Requirements

Tools / Instruments
• Measuring tape - 1 No. • Ladies’ bodice block front and back
• Scissors - 1 No. pattern size back pattern size - 12 (M- Small)
• L-Scale ruler - 1 No. • Pattern table - 1 No.
• Ruler paper for patterns - 1 No. • Pattern shears - 1 No.
• Pencil or Pen - 1 No. • Bell pins and push pins - 1 No.
• Metal weights - 1 No. Materials
• Tracing wheel - 1 No.
• Awl - as reqd. • Brown papers - as reqd.
• Push pins - as reqd.

Procedure

TASK 1 : Manipulate waist dart to centre front waist dart
1 Trace the charted pattern. Cross dark centre front waist dart. label dart legs A & B.

2 Draw slash line from centre front waist to bust point. (Fig 1)
3 Slash pattern from centre front waist to, not through, bust point. (Fig 2)
4 Close dart legs A&B & Tape the closed line.
5 Place pattern on a paper and retrace.
6 Down the dart point 1/2 inch from bust point.

7 Draw the vew dart legs to the dart point and mark it as centre front waist dart. (Fig 3)
8 For test fit, cut on fold for full front, for half-muslin, add 1-inch extension at front -Add seams to pattern or muslin.
9 Complete pattern using general pattern information for guidance.
10 Stitch, press front and back muslin, place on form or model for a test fit. (Fig 4)

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology - Exercise 1