I attended Morley College’s Bias Drape weekend course in addition to my weekly Draping Course because I have very little understanding on bias drape. The course’s is not available for enrollment now but I think they hold the course every year. The class was held at the weekend for 2 days only so it would … Continue reading »
It’s been several weeks since I started the draping course at Morley College and here’s an update on the things I draped and learned. The first thing I learned was the basic blocks including the hip block, standard bodice and skirt. We also learned how to transfer the pattern information from the draped cloth onto paper. … Continue reading »
Draping Course Part 2 After learning how to tape the dress stand, we started draping a basic hip block (I know some books called it sheath dress block in the uk or shift dress block in the us) with calico fabric. The aim is to let the fabric lay smoothly over the dress stand with … Continue reading »
I joined Morley college’s.summerand draping class and this term’s focus is dresses. Morley college is a government funded adult school with loads of interesting classes ranging from music, performance art to fashion. Morley College Fashion Courses Class size is 14 with students from different backgrounds. Each student is given a Proportion London dress stand( formerly … Continue reading »
