tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post6761144218213873443..comments2024-03-23T16:46:47.415-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Draping a Dress, Part One: InspirationGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87744544046420970292012-11-15T17:56:48.372-05:002012-11-15T17:56:48.372-05:00Thanks so much, well done and a great way for me t...Thanks so much, well done and a great way for me to start to understand the process!MFA FLOWERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559463876526337473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47386190128045568122011-12-13T20:33:01.561-05:002011-12-13T20:33:01.561-05:00Gertie, I absolutely love your design. It is simpl...Gertie, I absolutely love your design. It is simple, chic and elegant. I can't wait to see the outcome.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wholesaleclothesonline.com/" rel="nofollow">Wholesale Clothing</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-85885026363760108352011-07-12T21:36:32.585-04:002011-07-12T21:36:32.585-04:00By draping on a template, the dress maintains a &q...By draping on a template, the dress maintains a "standard" of sizing and shaping.dress designshttp://www.dresses.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24115740371228572112010-10-04T10:12:19.645-04:002010-10-04T10:12:19.645-04:00wheres part 2? =))wheres part 2? =))Maxihttp://www.kindofwonderful.sgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63561488820045251242010-07-20T13:46:49.067-04:002010-07-20T13:46:49.067-04:00About the style tape referred to in some posts...
...About the style tape referred to in some posts...<br /><br />Single fold bias hem tape (1/2 inch wide) is fantastic. It tis cut on the bias and molds to the contours of the dress form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49599367212800113812010-07-20T13:30:07.032-04:002010-07-20T13:30:07.032-04:00Go to the Fairchild Publishers site and leaf throu...Go to the Fairchild Publishers site and leaf through a sample chapter of the text, "Draping Basics" by Sally Di Marco. The text presents a step-by-step process supported with colored photographs for draping foundation garments including the sleeve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71893363509136141262010-07-09T09:25:45.251-04:002010-07-09T09:25:45.251-04:00Really cool blog. The details are great. I'd l...Really cool blog. The details are great. I'd like to do a review on my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tuppencemagazine.co.uk/Tuppence_Magazine/Tuppence_Magazine_Entertainment_News_and_Reviews.html">Entertainment news UK</a> website's fashion section. Would you be happy to provide an image to showcase GNBFBS?Tuppencehttp://www.tuppencemagazine.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-17072910512261908122010-07-07T15:47:59.718-04:002010-07-07T15:47:59.718-04:00Thank you so much! I love learning through you! ...Thank you so much! I love learning through you! I'm excited to try this at home.mary van notehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714164235227076308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58939484034909885542010-07-05T23:54:23.181-04:002010-07-05T23:54:23.181-04:00Thanks for de-mystifying the process, you've e...Thanks for de-mystifying the process, you've explained it really well. Love your dress design!Tasiahttp://sewaholic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73175482726121185732010-07-05T23:41:03.611-04:002010-07-05T23:41:03.611-04:00Very interesting. I don't know anything about ...Very interesting. I don't know anything about draping. You sketch is cute. Just wondering if the shoulder darts on the back bodice are for style or function? Looking forward to seeing you create your dress!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224219410776083011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74122326586317954222010-07-05T22:59:04.827-04:002010-07-05T22:59:04.827-04:00This is so great, I'm looking forward to watch...This is so great, I'm looking forward to watching your dress "grow".<br /><br />FYI--a new draping text has turned up from Fairchild Pub. It would be perfect for someone learning to drape on their own because it is illustrated with many great photos. I believe the title is: Draping Basics by Sally Di Marco.Jen Ohttp://pintuckstyle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19714824517281461272010-07-05T20:51:48.418-04:002010-07-05T20:51:48.418-04:00That really does demystify the process! I've ...That really does demystify the process! I've always wondered how they do it. Now I have you to thank for yet another thing I probably don't have time for! I MUST NOT SLEEP!!!uglybeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485263058153047018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6982151322486222622010-07-05T17:24:51.491-04:002010-07-05T17:24:51.491-04:00Thanks for sharing this! I have always found drapi...Thanks for sharing this! I have always found draping (even though I didn't know the term for it when fitting clothes to an actual person) less laborious than creating 2d patterns from measurements. I imagine that pattern makers have wanted to teach from the angle that anyone who creates a pattern will want to reproduce it for others in different sizes, in which case a 2d version is probably more helpful. In terms of fit, draping must be a far more useful technique for a home sewist coming up with their own designs and sewing for her/himself and family and friends.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068859188360245469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91501931411030841222010-07-05T15:32:33.210-04:002010-07-05T15:32:33.210-04:00I've been thinking about making my own body fo...I've been thinking about making my own body form using the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--8bbDFR3U" rel="nofollow">threadbanger tutorial</a>. I wouldn't be able to pin something to it, but maybe I could sew some kind of cover for it so that I can pin on it for draping?<br /><br />The more I see of your work Gertie, the more I want to try it for myself... Still quite over my head at the moment though :)Crystal Tillmanhttp://crystaltillman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-44657889513063049892010-07-05T14:09:48.015-04:002010-07-05T14:09:48.015-04:00I look forward to your next post and seeing how th...I look forward to your next post and seeing how the garment turns from a sketch into a draped dress! thanks for taking the time to document your process!fangaronihttp://fangaroni.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48621361803203730742010-07-05T13:22:43.178-04:002010-07-05T13:22:43.178-04:00Nevermind, I read your comment with Sharon's c...Nevermind, I read your comment with Sharon's contact information. Thanks.<br /><br />For the last couple of years, I've taken one sewing or tailoring techniques course at FIT in the evening or on the weekend. I've learned a tremendous amount, and it's a pretty good deal for a New York State resident, but the system is not set up for people who want to sew for themselves. I've been looking for some help to supplement the classes.<br /><br />They also have draping and pattern making, but I wanted to attain a better level of sewing technique before taking them.Advanced Beginnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13849578428939000972010-07-05T13:17:52.449-04:002010-07-05T13:17:52.449-04:00The link to Sharon's website is no good. Woul...The link to Sharon's website is no good. Would you have contact information for her, or is she in the New York White Pages?<br /><br />Thanks.Advanced Beginnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83214467421434211002010-07-05T13:16:20.289-04:002010-07-05T13:16:20.289-04:00Ooh I'm making my dress form this week and the...Ooh I'm making my dress form this week and the thought of draping has always appealed. Looking forward to more of these not tutorials :o)Affi'eniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250993277535319499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1132122279941928382010-07-05T13:15:57.988-04:002010-07-05T13:15:57.988-04:00Thanks for the post on padding the dress form. La...Thanks for the post on padding the dress form. Last year, I sought advice on Pattern Review.com and some people were suggesting it was easy. I knew it wasn't.<br /><br />I had tried to get feedback on a form that is molded to the body, and which David Page Coffin has raved about, but nobody seems to be familiar with it. In addition, I'm not sure that it has shoulder screws and other aspects of traditional dress form. I believe that collapsible shoulders also are helpful.<br /><br />http://www.mytwindressforms.com<br /><br />For now, I'd like to buy a second hand dress form. I live near the Garment Center.Advanced Beginnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2516802222071806982010-07-05T13:09:49.629-04:002010-07-05T13:09:49.629-04:00Wow, this is fascinating! How I wish I could drape...Wow, this is fascinating! How I wish I could drape...hope to see more of this project! This is exciting!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998216871239619397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8798364829581509422010-07-05T13:02:21.871-04:002010-07-05T13:02:21.871-04:00In a dream world I would have room for a dress for...In a dream world I would have room for a dress form, and time to sew...<br /><br />Until then, I'll live vicariously through you, and glean as much info as I can for the future!<br /><br />:DBinkydollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114235723389534329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69456850170191099522010-07-05T12:22:28.146-04:002010-07-05T12:22:28.146-04:00indigorchid, you're right! I remembered the sl...indigorchid, you're right! I remembered the slit last night. I'm going to put a back seam in the skirt only (not the back bodice) and then use a side zip. <br /><br />Nancy K, I think the reviews are right: while the book is really good, I don't think I could have figured it out on my own. I think I found Sharon through PACC:<br /><br />http://www.paccprofessionals.org/site/<br /><br />She's also listed on this site:<br /><br />www.findadressmaker.com<br /><br />I've really liked doing private lessons as opposed to a college-level course. It definitely suits my needs better.Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13553337815551817022010-07-05T12:08:08.107-04:002010-07-05T12:08:08.107-04:00Brilliant! Can't wait for the next installment...Brilliant! Can't wait for the next installmentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855413111142257771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50268630605334010082010-07-05T12:00:01.675-04:002010-07-05T12:00:01.675-04:00It looks so simple. I have read varying reviews o...It looks so simple. I have read varying reviews on Armstrong's book and got the impression that it is better used in conjunction with a class. Where did you find your wonderful teacher?Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39749976275599597962010-07-05T11:32:21.921-04:002010-07-05T11:32:21.921-04:00I'm so glad you're taking us through this ...I'm so glad you're taking us through this process - I love seeing works in progress, ehm, as they progress!<br /><br />I'd like to suggest a slit for the back of your skirt though - a pegged skirt can easily become so narrow that it gets hard to walk! ;)indigorchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406905989519231924noreply@blogger.com