DRAPING (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
CFSD 502
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To acquaint students with the techniques of draping of fabrics.
  2. To design and construct garments using the principles of draping.

 

Unit I: 
Course Content:

 

  • Pattern development, Draping and Construction of the following:                                              20 hrs
  • Tools and equipment for draping
  • Draping principles
  • Preparation of muslin before draping

 

  • Basic Bodice:                                                                                                                   25 hrs
    • Manipulating dart excess at different locations
    • Dividing dart excess- Waist and side seam ; waist and shoulder
    • Dart equivalents – Gathers, pleats and tuck darts
    • Incorporating dart equivalence: gather pleat, dart tucks & control seam
    • Asymmetrical darts
    • Intersecting darts
    • Princess line

 

  • Skirt:                                                                                                                               20 hrs   
  • A-Line: Flared, Panel
  • Gathered
  • Pleated
  • Stylized yoke with flare, gathers and pleats
  • Peplons and Godets

 

  • Construction of one Top and one Skirt according to the current trend                    25 hrs                                                                                                                     

 

Essential Readings: 

1.   Jaffe. Draping for Fashion Design, Prentice Hall Ltd., London.

    2.   Armstrong, H  Joseph.,  (2000). Draping for Apparel Design, Fairchild, New York

    3.  Cooklin, Gerry., Pattern Grading for children’s, women’s, men’s clothes technology of    sizing, Oxford B.S.P. Professional Book, London.

    4. Goulboum, M. (1971) Introducing pattern cutting, grading and modeling. Batsford  publication.

 

References: 

 

  1. Crawford, C.A., The Art of Fashion Draping, Fairchild Publications, New York.
  2. Hillhouse, M.S. and Mansfield, E.A., Dress Design- Draping and Flat Pattern, London.
  3. Sheldon, Maratha Gene., Design through draping, USA Burgers Publishing Company.

     4.   Minott, J., (1978). Fitting Commercial patterns, Minnesota Burgess, Minneapolis.

   5.    Mee, J. and Prudy, M. (1987) Modelling on the stand. Oxford: BPS Professional Books.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-17
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