This Course is PART 5 of: Pattern Making for Fashion Design AND Advanced Draping,… It is a combination of Pattern Making AND Advanced Draping.

If you have not taken any of my previous Courses, such as Pattern Making 1, 2, 3, 4, and Draping, and you know nothing about pattern making…. this course might be challenging for you…. So, I encourage you to enroll in my Pattern Making/Draping Courses…

This Course will cover:

• Bias. Bias cut Designs

• Asymmetrical Designs. One Shoulder Dress

• Peg Skirt, with Pleats

• Cowl Skirt on Side Seam

• Adjusting and modifying pattern measurements

• Spaghetti straps

• Bias Binding

• Bias Piping

• Bias Grainlines

• "Truing" pleats

• Inspirational advice and direction

In this course you will learn about Bias. Bias grainline. Cutting garments on the Bias. Properties of Bias-cut dresses. You will discover Designer Madeleine Vionnet. You will learn about Bias tape and Bias piping and how to use it. Spaghetti straps are also cut on the bias. And what is a: Loop turner. And you will learn how to design a Bias Top.

You will also learn about: Asymmetrical Designs. What is a asymmetrical design? You will watch me as I demo and drape a One Shoulder Dress. You will learn how to drape using Center Front on Bias. You will learn the meaning of R.S.U. which stand for Right-Side-Up. referring to how to lay a pattern unto a specific type of fabric to make sure that it is cut correctly.

You will learn, by watching me demo, how to make a: Peg Skirt with Pleats - a 2-Part Demo that will demonstrate firstly what Peg Skirt is, and secondly how to add pleats. First, I will be using the draping process and Drape a Peg Skirt, then I will show you, using Pattern Making (Pattern Drafting), how create one using Patten Drafting.

You will learn the “Truing” process, "truing" the muslin drape accurately in order to achieve accurate patterns, the transferring of the information from the muslin drape unto pattern paper.

You will learn (I will demo) how to Drape a Skirt with a Cowl on the side seam, and side seam on the bias — a unique and dramatic design. Most skirt do not have a Side Seam, and to have a Cowl Drape on a Side Seam in not only unusual but also dramatic. Draping a Cowl on a side seam you would have to have the grain line (of the side seam) on the Bias.

We will cover adjusting and modifying a pattern to fit specific measurements, whether you’re making garments for yourself or designing something for a specific customer. A get a lot of students asking me how to change the measurements of a pattern and thus altering the fit of the garment. Even though there is a very specific skill/technique called Grading to achieve that, I will show you and give you an overall concept on how to make a pattern/garment larger or smaller.

You should have some previous knowledge of Pattern Drafting and/or Draping before enrolling in this Course. Please review my previous Courses so that you can understand and absorb the material in a supportive and empowering way. I do have Courses in pattern Making (Part 1 through 4) that would help you understand the content of this course if you feel that it's a bit too advanced for you.

You should have the proper TOOLS necessary to draft patterns and draping, such as scissors, pins, measuring tape and ruler(s), muslin or similar fabric, pencils, pattern paper would be helpful, tape, etc.

Having a Dress Form would be very helpful, as the draping part of this Course will be demoed on a Dress Form (but if you only want to learn the theory behind these designs and these techniques, that’s fine too, that’s up to you). A Dress Form is very useful especially when you want to see what a new design looks like being worn. Also, a dress form would be essential if you want to use the draping process as a creative tool and vehicle to create new designs and bring new ideas to fruition.

I’m very excited to share this Course with you as it is the first one that combines Pattern Making AND Draping. My other courses focus on either draping or pattern making, this fashion design course combines both skills and techniques. Learning to use, and work with, Bias, is such a new way to use fabric and to achieve a certain "look" and silhouette that would normally b very difficult to achieve.

I invite you to take this course along with my other fashion courses as it will create a synergistic effect and elevate your fashion designing knowledge to a new level.

My courses are about learning how to be a great fashion designer; whether you are a beginner student or a professional fashion designer, learning skills and techniques in designing is an ongoing process: there’s always something new to learn, even if you know basic fashion design techniques, building on top of that is essential to expand your knowledge of the industry at large.

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Studying Fashion Sketching, and Fashion Draping and Pattern Making (Pattern Drafting) or maybe you want to explore The Business of Fashion, and learn the business side of fashion (Business vs Creativity), or learning how to put a Fashion Collection together and learning the use of Fabrics and the Textile Industry, these Courses are an amazing way to expand your knowledge, elevate you fashion skills, and add to your existing body of work.

Whether making clothes is a fun hobby of yours or actually a financial income generator, these courses empower you to build your confidence and make you a better designer.

Regardless whether you are putting together your first presentation or fashion design portfolio, or building your fashion website or online store, or learn how to market your fashion line, these courses give you the ability to accomplish all of that especially because you will be saving on very expensive tuition costs.

I invite you to take this course, along with my other fashion design courses, as it will create a synergistic effect and elevate your fashion designing knowledge to a whole new level.

See you in class! Ciao!