This treasure was discovered in the archives the The Metropolitan Museum along with thousands of other beautiful pieces. Much to my surprise I discovered that it is a fairly recent design by John Galliano for The House of Dior in 1998.
For this puzzle the focus is on the skirt and not the tailored halter neck top. The combination of the well organised waterfall drape at the back of the skirt and the cowl drape in the front of the skirt was fascinating to me.
02 December 2013
25 November 2013
PatternPuzzle - Two Twist Skirt Patterns
In developing the ideas for this puzzle it occurred to me that there are many ways to make a twist skirt pattern. What came out of that process are the pattern images below that offer two ways to cut a twist skirt.
The sketches below give you an idea of the anticipated results of the different styles of twist. If you'd like to learn my method for creating Twist Drape Patterns I have a detailed worksheet for making Jersey Twist Patterns. The first sketch and pattern on the left is the single twist, and the sketch and pattern on the right are for the double twist. In the first we twist the lower skirt of the main pattern and in the other we twist two tail shape pieces and join them back to the skirt.
18 November 2013
Pattern Puzzle - The Pocket Drape
Last Saturday we all enjoyed a fab conversation about the #PatternPuzzle. As a bonus Julie's friend, Lynn Hoffman, shared a fashion history connection with our puzzle and an 1880's polonaise jacket. When posting the sketch of the puzzle I included images of the historic reference. It is interesting to see how Lynn made the pattern shape connection with the drape and waterfall of these historic garments.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
11 November 2013
Pattern Puzzle - Twist and Turnback Top
My design this week featured below has a single twist in the front bodice, a turn-back drape on the front hem and a two piece back to maintain the empire fit that holds the bust twist in place.
If you'd like to learn my method for creating Twist Drape Patterns I have a detailed worksheet for making Jersey Twist Patterns. For just a few dollars you'll get the same training you'd get if you came to the workshop in my studio.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
04 November 2013
Pattern Puzzle - Skirt Twist
With this weeks post of the pattern solution and details I firstly must apologise for the delay in posting. It turns out my original pattern shape was not entirely accurate. As I prepared this post I realised that the pattern shape would not necessarily achieve the fit I had sketched in the design drawing. This is not an uncommon problem when translating design drawings to actual patterns, which is why we often have to sample a couple of times to perfect the fit.
If you'd like to learn my method for creating Twist Drape Patterns I have a detailed worksheet for making Jersey Twist Patterns. For just a few dollars you'll get the same training you'd get if you came to the workshop in my studio.
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