Draping for Apparel Design (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563675501 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Projects begin with a draping plan and fashion drawing to identify its creative elements, and determine the draping technique required. This text combines step-by-step instructions illustrated to present the principles and methods of draping. The author describes the drape of the basic dress and its relationship to every garment in a clothing collection, emphasizing the drape of foundation garments as a base to building more complex design.. Author Helen Joseph-Armstrong incorporates three draping techniques manipulating dart excess, adding fullness, and contour draping in design projects featured throughout the text
About the Author Helen Joseph Armstrong is a Professor of Fashion Design at the Fashion Center of the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. A teacher, designer, consultant, and author, Armstrong is a recipient of the Nisod Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin and a Life Time Achievement Award from the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals.
CLF said good basic draping text. This book is the text used in my draping class in college. The purpose of the book is to teach you how to manipulate woven fabric on a dress form. It covers the principles of draping fabric and the techniques for draping fabric properly. (Knits are covered briefly in a chapter at the end of the book, with several drapes for knits.)This book will teach you h. Best used with a good instructor This was the text for a college draping class I took. I appreciate that this book is mostly simple to follow. However, there were many instances in which all the classmates were left scratching their head, because the directions are not extremely detailed. Sometimes it will say to spread a fabric a certain direction, yet I wouldn't know whether to keep it t. "Four Stars" according to Shalizeh. good for learning and teaching how to drape dresses.
. A teacher, designer, consultant, and author, Armstrong is a recipient of the Nisod Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin and a Life Time Achievement Award from the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals. Helen Joseph Armstrong is a Professor of Fashion Design at the Fashion Center of the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College