Monday, January 20, 2014

Getting closer to the right drape

This Threads tutorial has been handy:

How to create a draped cowl neckline

It worked great for the front, not so much for the back.  I am very close to getting the back to resemble that of the inspiration dress, thanks to this photo.  Drafting a triangle rather than slashing and spreading (as suggested by the Threads article) wasn't intuitive until I saw this picture.  Thanks, internet.

Someone pinned this image... while I couldn't find it on the website in the watermark, moldesedicasmoda.blogspot.com looks like it is worth a visit.  It shows you how to knock just about anything off through pictures.  If you can read Portuguese, you'll get even more from it.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the link, it seems like an interesting site. As for the cowl: Lauriana has a similar thing on her blog: http://petitmainsauvage.blogspot.nl/2010/10/promised-tutorial.html
    I was just contemplating it myself.

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    1. Thanks for the pointer! That really helped me realize I needed to square the bottom of my pattern piece (I'll have to explain in another post) -- the more pictures I see of other people's drafts, the better!

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  2. I have a pattern for an evening gown with a low cowl back that I bought for one of my daughters. The front is different to what you are look for, so you would need to mix'n'match. I know longer need it, so email me your address and I'll send it to you.

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