Fashion Design Pattern Making and Draping 2

Question 1

In fashion design, the process of creating a pattern by arranging and pinning fabric directly onto a dress form is called:

Accepted Answer

Draping or moulage

Answer

Draping (also called moulage) is a technique for creating patterns by manipulating fabric on a three-dimensional dress form to achieve the desired design.

Question 2

What is 'grading' in the context of pattern making?

Accepted Answer

Proportionally enlarging or reducing a pattern to create different sizes

Answer

Grading is the process of proportionally increasing or decreasing a pattern's measurements to produce a range of sizes while maintaining the original design's proportions.

Question 3

What is a 'toile' (sometimes called a muslin) in the fashion design process?

Accepted Answer

A test garment made in inexpensive fabric to check fit before cutting the final fashion fabric

Answer

A toile (or muslin) is a trial garment made from inexpensive fabric used to test and refine the fit and design before cutting into the final fashion fabric.

Question 4

Which technique converts a dart into gathers, pleats, or a style line by rotating the pattern around a pivot point?

Accepted Answer

Dart rotation or slash and spread

Answer

Dart rotation (slash and spread) moves the dart intake to a different location or converts it into design fullness such as pleats, gathers, or curved style lines.

Question 5

What does cutting fabric 'on the bias' mean?

Accepted Answer

Cutting at a 45-degree angle to both the warp and weft grain lines

Answer

Cutting on the bias means cutting at a 45-degree angle to the grain lines, which gives the fabric extra stretch, drape, and a body-contouring quality.

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Fashion Design Pattern Making and Draping 2