EXPLORE CREATIVITY - 15/11/11

Draping On The Stand

Today we created calico bodices directly on the stand, these would then become our foundation for us to drape on top of. We began with a demonstration from caryl then again worked in pairs, to create both a back and a front.

The bodice comprises of a front and back piece with darts coming in from both the waist and shoulder.

To begin:

• Fabric has to be 60X40CM
• Press it
• Measure 20cm up and 5cm in from the raw edge
• The 20cm Pencil line should sit on the bust
• The excess fabric will later form the darts
• Draw seam in shoulder, the side and the waist
• Draw neck and arm in
• Add 2cm seam allowance

 In the afternoon we began draping on the stand, i started by simply pleating the calico from the right shoulder allowing the rest of the fabric to naturally drape from that. Daisy then worked on the back simply pinning the fabric to create a parachute effect, which i think is a good starting point for shape design development.

My 2nd attempt again pleating but this time ive blown the size of the pleat up, i like the simplicity of this.

This again was mainly a design from daisy, although i helped create the
size/back, although i like the front i feel its a little busy as a garment,
to balance it out i would do a simple tight fitted back.
I really like the back shot and feel either side design would translate
well into ideas for 'puffball' sleeves.

This was my 3rd attempt, i tried to keep all my draping quite angular, encorporating pleats as i have done here, the basis of this works well, my idea was to create pleats starting in the centre and dispursing out, although i feel some work is needed on this.