Making Life more Beautiful
There are basically two different approaches to making patterns for clothes – flat pattern cutting and draping. When I recently posted some pictures of skirt-spiration, Jay mentioned that she thought some of the designs lent themselves to draping and some to … Continued
(Sorry if you are confused by my posting this morning. I am sleep-deprived after a long night of babysitting. The children were very good and slept until 4am. The problem was my daughter’s hyperactive, nocturnal cat. It cried all night … Continued
Yesterday I explained how I made a pattern for a skirt with a side pleat. This pattern will work best with a plaid or tartan with medium body. I used some medium, stable, 100% woolen curtaining fabric (seconds) that I … Continued
Last week I wrote about how I had draped a pegged skirt on the stand at my Morley evening class. After three hours in the studio I came home with an understanding of what a pegged skirt is, but I … Continued
Here is a traditional, flared, four-gored skirt. the shaping is achieved in the princess seams. There is no side seam (well actually there is on this skirt, to accommodate the zip), but there doesn’t need to be. You could put … Continued
In June I started to learn a new skill – draping, or modelling, on the stand. The summer term covered dresses; this term it is skirts. In case you don’t know what I am talking about we are making patterns … Continued
I showed you some inspiration pictures for a draped skirt and I enjoyed your feedback – thank you. I went to my evening class wearing the skirt I had made up from last week’s pattern. The inside picture is a … Continued
Here are some ideas for draping an interesting skirt on the stand, by Japanese designer Yamamoto. Although mainly black which, to some extent, makes it hard to see how the shaping is achieved, these are wonderful garments. They challenge our … Continued
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