The Shapes of Fabric
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Smocking and a rose sleeve
Have you ever heard about smocking? Cushion-covers might be the first thing that comes to your mind. But I can assure you that it looks great on garments, too. Just to be clear, there are...The Shapes of Fabric
News and pleats
How is everybody doing? I have been quite inspired to make myself some new summer clothes lately, starting from the pattern of course. In particular, I’m obsessed with maxi-skirts and white shirts at the moment. If...The Shapes of Fabric
Adding sculptural shapes to panels
Continuing with the same theme as last time, the panel-construction. Now I’ll show you some other shapes you can create by using this technique. If...The Shapes of Fabric
Let’s draft some panel-skirts!
Summer is quickly approaching here in Milan, and that inspired me to write about skirts. Not just any skirts of course, but panel-skirts. I want to...The Shapes of Fabric
Advanced layering techniques
Here’s my second post on layering. I was actually going to try posting more frequently from this month on, but in the end I was too busy again! I’ll manage that eventually....The Shapes of Fabric
When pleats won’t do, try layering!
Now that I have explained how to add pleats, the perfect subject to write about next is layering. It’s kind of like pleats. It’s a technique you can...The Shapes of Fabric
More pleating techniques
So, as promised, here’s another post on pleats. They are so versatile that I wanted to introduce a couple of other variations: the pleated stripes and pleats across pleats. Because...The Shapes of Fabric
Speaking of pleats…
Pleating is another way of adding details to your clothes. Probably the first thing that comes to your mind, is a pleated skirt. But pleats can be placed in other ways, too. You can pleat...The Shapes of Fabric
How to draft patterns that create patterns -part 2
Now that I have explained the base, it’s time to draft the actual pattern and start folding! Like I mentioned in the last post there are two...The Shapes of Fabric
How to draft patterns that create patterns
Adding a few pictures right away so the title will make more sense. These are examples of surface patterns I’ve made: As you can see, it’s all...The Shapes of Fabric
Dart manipulation basics
I realized I should actually write a post about dart manipulation, as that is an important part in practically every design. Darts are fundamental in a fitted garment, unless you’re using...The Shapes of Fabric
How to create accordion-pleats
This is another cool sculptural technique. However, like the polyhedrons, also this one requires quite a lot of time. You can use accordion-pleats as a way of creating several layers of the...The Shapes of Fabric
Polyhedron-tutorial: perfect element for scul...
Ready for some geometry? Of course I wasn’t going to skip my favorite, the polyhedrons! This is a technique you can find in Pattern Magic 3. I don’t...The Shapes of Fabric
Tutorial: how to add a bow or a knot to your ...
It’s time for the first tutorial! As promised, I’ll now explain some of the basic techniques behind the Pattern Magic -inspired pieces I’ve made. To...The Shapes of Fabric
