In this session, I explained the essential tools needed for draping and patternmaking. I covered everything from sewing machines and dress forms to various marking tools like pencils, tracing wheels, and tapes.

Lesson Steps:

• Gather a sewing machine (home or industrial straight stitch)
• Have a dress form in your desired size (I used size 6)
• Prepare muslin or lightweight non-stretch cotton fabric
• Obtain pattern making dotted paper for transferring draped pieces
• Collect steel pins or dressmaking pins (round back colored pins recommended)
• Have a tape measure in centimeters and inches
• Equip fabric scissors and thread clippers
• Obtain a clear, flexible ruler with metric and inch markings
• Have scotch tape on hand
• Use a needle point tracing wheel for transferring draped pieces
• Gather pencils (H, HB, 2B, 3B) and colored pencils (red, green, blue)
• Prepare twill tapes or draping tapes (or use graphic tapes)
• Have a curve ruler for patternmaking
• Obtain a pattern notcher for punching notches and markers