Fashion Draping: Bias Design

Description What You’ll Learn: A brief history of the elegant art of bias draping How to choose the appropriate fabric, whether slinky or structured, for your design The many looks and uses of the draped cowl, whether on the neck, across the back or under the arms How to take draped fabric on a dress form and turn it into a paper pattern piece Checking the accuracy and fit of your pattern pieces Techniques for gathering, including pleats and tucks The easy, yet stunning, butterfly twist and its variations How to make cascade ruffles and flared skirts without gathers or bulky seams Ways to incorporate many draped elements into a single pattern What You’ll Make A simple and elegant bias-cut dress or blouse of your own design What You’ll Love Seeing how easy and flattering bias draping can be Learning from Paul Gallo, a master designer with decades of draping experience

• Class Preview
• Draping on the Bias
• Bias Draping Basics: Fabrics
• Draping Cowls
• Checking the Pattern
• Gathering Techniques
• The Butterfly Twist
• Cascade Ruffles
• Creating a Flared Skirt
• Putting It All Together