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Brooke
A stylish and versatile dress with a soft, fluid drape at the front
that flatters your body shape and enhances your style
Charlie
Empire halter top jersey dress attached to asymmetrical
creative draped skirt
Debbie
We'll develop Kimono Sleeve Bodice foundation, Dolman Sleeve
Torso foundation, Batwing Sleeve Torso foundation for Jersey,
Half Circle or Full Circle Skirt Pattern
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Dress Projects
Brooke
A stylish and versatile dress with a soft, fluid drape at the front
that flatters your body shape and enhances your style
Charlie
Empire halter top jersey dress attached to asymmetrical
creative draped skirt
Debbie
We'll develop Kimono Sleeve Bodice foundation, Dolman Sleeve
Torso foundation, Batwing Sleeve Torso foundation for Jersey,
Half Circle or Full Circle Skirt Pattern
--> Explore All Projects
Foundations
Draping Foundations
Corset
Sleeves
Sheath, Shift Dresses
Jersey Tee
Classic Shirt
Oversized Shirt
Basic Slopers
Drafting Projects
Drafting Trousers
Drafting a Jacket
Elena Skirt
Alexander McQueen-inspired designer skirt project
(coming soon!)
Learning Paths
Step-by-step learning paths covering everything
from absolute basics to finishing bespoke dress projects
Draping Path
Muslin basics, draping on the dress form,
padding your dress form, transferring & truing
your patterns, and completing a dress
con-ruler-pencil
Created with Sketch.
Drafting Path
Learn to draft your basic slopers from scratch,
turn them info blocks, and reuse them to draft
a variety of bespoke patterns
Coming Soon!
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Direct Design Method Workshop
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Muslin basics, draping on the dress form,
padding your dress form, transferring & truing
your patterns, and completing a dress
con-ruler-pencil
Created with Sketch.
Direct Construction Method Workshop
Learn to draft your basic slopers from scratch,
turn them info blocks, and reuse them to draft
a variety of bespoke patterns
Coming Soon!
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Top Notch
3 hrs
Welcome to the Top Notch’s May ’22 Session!
LESSONS
Introduction
Lesson 1
Top Notch Course Booklet PDF
Print this PDF for future reference!
Lesson 2
Adjustable Dress Forms - Covering the Gaps
9 mins
Lesson 3
Muslin Basics
Lesson 4
How to Choose Your Muslin for Draping
Lesson 5
7 Draping Tips PDF
Live Sessions
Lesson 6
Introduction Live Session 2022/05/03
Lesson 7
Easy Dress Form Padding Live Demo and Q&A Session 2022/05/10
Lesson 8
Armhole and Waist Dart Bodice, and Dart Variation From Block Demo Session 2022/05/17
Week 1
Lesson 9
Taping and Measuring Your Dress Form
6 mins
Lesson 10
Basic Bodice with 1 Dart - Draping
27 mins
Lesson 11
Basic Bodice with 2 Darts - Draping
15 mins
Lesson 12
French Dart - Draping
12 mins
Lesson 13
Center Front Dart - Draping
16 mins
Lesson 14
Shoulder Dart - Draping
9 mins
Lesson 15
Asymmetric Dart - Draping
17 mins
Lesson 16
Multiple Darts Bodice - Draping
9 mins
Lesson 17
Basic Bodice with 1 Dart - Patternmaking
1 hr 11 mins
Lesson 18
Basic Bodice with 2 Darts - Patternmaking
29 mins
Lesson 19
French Dart - Patternmaking
8 mins
Lesson 20
Center Front Dart - Patternmaking
17 mins
Lesson 21
Shoulder Dart - Patternmaking
22 mins
Lesson 22
Asymmetric Dart - Patternmaking
47 mins
Lesson 23
Multiple Darts Bodice - Patternmaking
32 mins
Week 2
Lesson 24
How to Measure the Body
31 mins
Week 3
Lesson 25
Surplice Top - Draping
1 hr 17 mins
Lesson 26
Surplice Top - Patternmaking
1 hr 11 mins
Lesson 27
Dior Dart - Draping
36 mins
Lesson 28
Dior Dart - Patternmaking
45 mins
Lesson 29
Empire Bodice - Draping
39 mins
Lesson 30
Empire Bodice - Patternmaking
1 hr 10 mins
Lesson 31
Curved French Dart - Draping
14 mins
Lesson 32
Curved French Dart - Patternmaking
29 mins
Week 4
Lesson 33
Classic Princess Bodice - Draping
37 mins
Lesson 34
Classic Princess Bodice - Patternmaking
41 mins
Lesson 35
Armhole Princess Bodice - Draping
38 mins
Lesson 36
Armhole Princess Bodice - Patternmaking
43 mins
Lesson 37
Muslin Preparation for a Base Sleeve Sloper PDF
Lesson 38
Basic Sleeve - Draping
13 mins
Lesson 39
Basic Sleeve - Patternmaking
30 mins
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