Draping on the form

6/10/2014

Probably 2 years ago I took and introduction to pattern making and an in depth class on draping. I was SO OUT OF MY ELEMENT, but somehow I knew I would need these skills soon.

For the last couple of days I have been avoiding the dress form.

I've been setting goals: a good thing.
I've been doing research : a good thing.
I've written thank you notes: a good thing.

But, really, I have been terrified and procrastinating to cover it. I've been looking at patterns and notes from today, yesterday, 2 years ago. My head was spinning. So, I decided to proceed as a sculptor.

I knew I wanted bias flow to widen the skirt. I had figured out that a straight grain on the bust and tummy was probably a good thing for my body. SO, I draped on grain in reference to the princess lines on the form. I inserted 2 darts, winged it drawing the armhole scyes. Then I cut LARGE squares and draped the side holes on the bias.

The back of the dress is too flat. But then, I am flat in back.

The next task will be to mock up a petticoat. That will tell me how I need to adjust the pattern.

By the way...I used a charcoal pencil to mark things! The marking pens had dried up and I hate my current batch of tailors chalk! The 6B charcoal pencil was a dream to use!

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WEARING MY AGE

I have received a grant from the Jerome Foundation to work on a project that I have called "Wearing My Age."

The premises that I am working with are that our clothes communicate and they communicate somewhat differently depending on age and gender. You might think of it as "fashion as self-publishing."

The key area I am curious about surrounds the uniforms that women wear in the work place. Indeed, I will be making a uniform body of work, comprised of near identical 3 piece work outfits comprised of: a jacket, a dress, a petticoat.

Each piece represents of body of language/meaning which I will make manifest with digitized machine embroidery typography and design.

The Jacket represents the public self: what you are trying to say, how you wish to be identified, how you want to feel in the market place.

The Dress represents a more personal statement: this is closer to the real me, Within the constraints of the market place I can be creative here, This is the part of me I am generally willing to reveal

The Petticoat represents the secret self: Here lies the true language of self, these are the secrets I do not share, This is what I really think about myself, This is how I feel deep down.

Draping on the form

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