Week 1 - Form Fitting And Dart Manipulation

Week one was an introduction of how to manipulate darts on a female garment.

Step 1

A large piece of spot on cross paper was used to cover a female tailors dummy, which was taped down with cello tape forming the shape of a tight fitted dress. 

 Step 2 

Next several lines were drawn with a black marker pen to make pattern shapes on to the paper moulding.

Step 3

 

Notch's were then applied where needed, one for the front pieces and two for the back. The unwanted pieces were cut and thrown away and the shape of the dress was formed.

Step 4

The Shapes were then cut out into pattern pieces, which were then numbered and named.

Step 5

 

The patten pieces were then traced on to spot and cross paper with an added seam allowance. These pieces were turned on to the opposite sides then place on to the tailors dummy in different orders to create a new interesting style.

Step 6

 The original pieces from the patten  were also placed on the opposite side then applied on to the garment. The combination of the two sets of pattern pieces added balance and complement each other and created a futuristic outcome to the design.