DRAPING (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
FSD 425
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. To enable the students to obtain perfect fit and harmony between the fabric & design of the garment
  2. To provide skills of draping to understand the human body proportion to get the required shape and ­fit of the garments.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Courses

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

FSD 425

 

 

 

 

Draping (Practical)

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO 111 Interpret draping techniques to create foundation patterns on the dress form.

CO 112 Develop and construct draped garments.

CO 113 Create new apparel designs on the dress form within a given time frame through draping.

Approach in teaching:  

Demonstrations, and discussion, online readings and videos. 

 

Learning Activities for the students : Self-learning assignments, preparation activities include studio activities, hands-on making of samples and garment, reflections on practical activities.

Assessment task will include Class test, Semester end examinations, student’s presentations and assignments.

 

Assessment task require students to present work in progress for weekly feedback and constructive criticism.

 

Unit I: 
Course Content:

I: Fabric characteristics and terms                                                           08 hrs

  • Model form: Preparation, measurements and tools
  • Draping principles and techniques
  • Fabric Preparation
  • Draping the Basic bodice block and basic skirt block

II: Basic Dress form                                                                                   14 hrs

  • Bodice styles: Dart displacements, princess drapes, dart equivalence
  • Asymmetrical darts
  • Halter style, off-shoulder, cowl, wrap front bodice.

III: Sleeve block adaptation- Puff, flared, raglan                                     06 hrs

IV: Draping for Collars-Peter Pan, Shawl, convertible                                06 hrs

V: Skirt & its adaptation                                                                            10 hrs

  • A-Line
  • Flared
  • Panel
  • Stylized yoke with flare, gathers & pleats

 

VI: Develop patterns through draping and construct the following garments:                                                                                                   16 hrs

  • Skirts
  • Top
  • One-piece dress

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Armstrong, H Joseph. (2000). Draping for Apparel Design, Fairchild, New York
  • Jaffe. Draping for Fashion Design, Prentice Hall Ltd., London.
  • Crawford, C.A., (2012), The Art of Fashion Draping, Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Armstrong, J., (2004). Draping for Fashion Design. Fair child Publications, New York.
  • Relis, N., & Jaffe, H., (2012). Draping for fashion Design, (5th edition). Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  • Hillhouse, M.S. and Mansfield, E.A., (1948), Dress Design- Draping and Flat Pattern, Houghton Mifflin CompanyLondon.

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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