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Showing posts with label patternmaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patternmaking. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Advantages of making a pattern on a dress form.



A dress form, or body form, is not cheap - but it's one of the best investments you can make if you plan on making clothing with draping elements patterns.



Advantages of draping a pattern on the dress form includes

Fewer alterations as you see the fit of the garment as you make the pattern on the doll.

The design is seen in its full glory and not just various pattern pieces

Bias draping for ex cowl necklines are controlled by you

The fit and style lines are determined by the designers preference



See how your handmade clothes look on a 3D body

You are able to mark an even hemline

You can test out embellishments without sewing them on permanently



Although some might prefer using flat patterns to create their garments, draping patterns on a dress form eliminates a lot of potential problems regarding the fit of a garment. Making patterns on a dress form might not be easy at first, but when one fails, try try again. Practise makes perfect.

Friday, 10 March 2017

"Sew" Much to Choose From




The fashion world is made up of hundreds of different jobs -- including designers, buyers, illustrators, pattern makers, models, seamstresses, consultants, journalists, and many more. Here we'll take a brief look at a few career options to give you a glimpse of the breadth and variety of jobs available in the fashion industry.





In a nutshell, fashion designers create clothing and accessory designs, but their jobs are far more involved than merely sketching some new clothes. Among other tasks, designers draw and cut patterns to make sample garments, select fabric and trimmings, fit and modify the finished garment and, of course, keep up-to-date with the latest fashion trends. Fashion designers, to their job properly, really need a firm background in both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. They need to know the design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. But they also need to analyse needs and product requirements, visit textile manufacturers to evaluate fabrics, and handle the arrangements for showings for buyers and the press 



Fashion buyers are typically responsible for all the purchasing for a company, or particular department of a company, within a certain budget. Buyers develop the fashion themes and items for the season, search for the garments (sometimes traveling to do so) that best fit that theme, maintain contacts with suppliers and negotiate prices, and are sometimes even responsible for advertising and product placement in the store. To be successful, buyers must have both a sense of what is fashionable and an understanding of business, such as the target market, consumer trends, accounting and budget -- only then can they forecast trends and translate them into a profitable business plan for a specific company.



Pattern makers work closely with fashion designers to create master patterns for the desired design. Pattern makers translate the designer's sketches into actual patterns that will be used for production, so it's important that the pattern maker has good visualization skills and experience with fabric and body construction. The pattern maker must also ensure that design concepts are correctly interpreted and all production capabilities are considered



I might have just mentioned 3 career paths here in detail but the fashion industry offers a variety of career choices. And NWSD will equip you in these skills. You can become anything with NWSD by your side.
So with “ sew “ much to choose from, NWSD will guide you to your career of choice