dress designing and making dresses as far as architectural design and laying bricks, or reading files, and even - if the artist will design a dress or a building - to determine not only the beautiful creation that can be implemented and put into practice - it will also be required to have knowledge of tailoring and masonry, and the practical application of it. One of the key elements in design dresses that are standard equipment.
In order to work properly designing and sewing room must be properly equipped. There are a lot of storage devices on the market and many of these you will discover for yourself as you progress with your studies and design work.
These are your basic tools:
-. Measuring Tools Tape measure, measure, tailor's square at a right angle triangle, T squares, French curves
Cutting tools-scissors, shears, scissors and pinking.
Marking Tools - skirt marker, track wheel and dressmaker's carbon paper, tailor's chalk, and chalk boards. This last will have to do for myself and the instructions are given at the end of this article.
sewing machine -. Electrical desired
seam ripper, pins, needles, and thimble. Get a seamstress and silk pins - they will not mark delicate fabrics
.dress form. There are various types on the market which are adjustable. You can also create your own with gummed tape over cotton jersey.
full length mirror.
cutting table or folding cutting board.
Emery bag, Tweezers, pressure equipment; Iron - This is one of your most important tools when designing a dress. If you press each seam as you sew before sewing on the adjacent part of - the effect will be more professional. Press the cloth. Ironing board. Sleeve Board. Tailor's Ham. Press fist. Seam roll. Needle board for pressing a pile fabric. Pounding block or tailoring wooden rattle.
notions and accessories
Subjects -. One shade darker than your fabric
Mercerized cotton for cotton, linen and blends. Silk for silk and wool. Nylon for synthetics.
zippers and nylon tape closures.
Belting, bias binding or stitch ribbons, seam binding.
Snaps, hooks and eyes.
buttons, buckles.
Elastic, cabling, horsehair braid.
Featherboning, zig-zag remains weights.
shoulders.
trimmings, braid, ribbon, rickrack, beading, beads, sequins.
HOW chalk COMMITTEE:
chalk board should be about 20 x 24 cm in size. How do you do you will require:
2 pieces 22 x 26 cm soft white flannel
powdered chalk
rayon or cotton coarse net
rug or thumb tacks
Smooth each piece of flannel, one to another, across the board -. Allowing inch overlap on all sides
Sprinkle with powdered chalk evenly throughout the flannel. Rub in thoroughly and evenly.
Lay the net over the flannel recorded, tuck the net under the flannel board without tipping over the board.
Tack the middle of each of the opposite side to the edge, then the center of the left hand, then everything around to record a flannel and a net stretched smoothly and tightly into the sea.
Trim off excess material.
Store in a horizontal position to chalk from spilling.
Now you have the equipment to design a dress you can begin the fascinating process of creation.
