In this lesson, I taught how to prepare the draped pieces for the first fitting before transferring them to a final pattern.
I demonstrated cleaning up the outlines of the draped muslin pieces and adding seam allowances.
I also explained the process of fusing the muslin pieces onto interfacing to give them structure for the initial fitting.
Lesson Steps:
- Draw clean outlines on the draped muslin pieces with a pen, being careful not to stretch the fabric
- Add 1 cm seam allowance to the edges that will be sewn together
- Leave extra fabric at the center front, bottom, and waist areas
- Cut out the muslin pieces along the drawn lines
- Fuse each muslin piece onto a woven interfacing, following the straight grain
- Trim the interfaced pieces to match the muslin pattern pieces
- Baste or tack the interfaced pieces together
- Fit the assembled pieces on a dress form or body to check the draping