Draping & Drafting a Multi-Tiered Dress

Using a combination of draping and drafting, you will learn how to create this multi-tiered ruched dress using a half scale dress form. You will start by learning how to add fullness to your drape to shape of the dress. Then we will teach you how to plan and draft the dress tiers and how to slash and spread each tier to add ruching. Depending on the fabric you choose, this dress design can either be casual, when made out of a lightweight cotton, or formal when made out of a lightweight silk taffeta.

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Module	Description	Step
1	Lesson Introduction	1-8
2	Prepping the Muslin Blocks	1-2
3	Draping, Marking & Trueing the Front & Back Upper Dress Foundation Block	1-4
4	Draping the Front & Back Skirt Block Portion	1-3
5	Trueing the Front & Back Skirt Block Portion & Creating the Collar	1-4
6	Planning the Dress Tiers	1-5
7	Planning the Vertical Slash & Spread Lines	1-8
8	Extracting, Mapping & Spreading the Tiers to Add Ruching	1-7
9	Draping the Dress Under Structure	1-3

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MODULE 1 • Lesson Introduction

Step	Description
1	For this lesson we will be using a half scale dress form and by implementing a combination of draping and pattern drafting, we will create a beautiful multi-tiered dress. The process involves numerous steps, and while they may appear complex at first, the end result will be well worth it.
2	The lesson begins with planning the style lines on the dress form for the upper dress foundation portion.
3	Once the upper dress foundation has been draped, marked and trued, this becomes the foundation block for drafting the upper dress tiers.

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