Draping Womenswear Design Intermediate Online Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Taught through a combination of lectures, practical exercises and experiments, this online short course explores draping techniques and garment construction.
During the course students create more elaborate garments on the stand and look at iconic couture garments across various eras, recreating their details by combining different techniques. The course offers demonstrations on how garments are made, and students look at and discuss draped designs to build their understanding.
Students are encouraged to create their own elaborate designs on the stand and present their work in class. This allows students to draw inspiration from each other and discuss the shapes and techniques used to achieve the desired garment.
The course also covers bias draping techniques and how to approach 2D and 3D translation. Students will be required to work a minimum of 8 hours outside of class to get the most out of the course.
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at designers, creatives, pattern cutters garment technologists or students interested in creating on the stand. It is suitable for those with an intermediate level of experience in pattern cutting and draping.
This is a summer-school only short course running only once a year. We encourage early bookings to secure your place.
Key information
Topics covered
- How to create volume on the stand
- How to create a corset and ways of construction
- How to drape-pleat a garment
- How to mark a garment on the stand
- Taking photos and documenting all details of your garment
- How to create a 2D pattern from your drape
- How to construct your draped garment
- How to combine draping techniques
- How to drape with bias fabrics
Learning outcomes
- Have a good knowledge of draping on the stand
- Be able to combine draping techniques to realise their designs
- Be able to experiment with more volumes, pleats and corsets
- Be able to interpret a design and create it on the stand
- Be able to create a 2D pattern out of their design
- Have a better understanding of garment construction
- Understand how to drape with bias fabric
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
Please ensure that you have the following materials to hand during the course:
- Dummy-figure (example)
- 7 meters of light weight calico (at least 1.60m wide)
- Pins
- Thread
- Needle
- Iron
- Digital camera
- Fabric scissors
- Tape measure
- Ruler
- Felted pens
- Dressmakers tape or ribbon
- Paper
- Pencil
- Petticoat
- Notebook
- Pen
- Mobile phone with camera or camera
Please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Stamo Ampatielou
For the last thirty years, Stamo Ampatielou, has been working in the fashion industry, consulting companies on production and manufacturing processes and training personnel on pattern cutting and garment technology.
Her expertise includes both womenswear and menswear of all market levels. Stamo is also a senior lecturer in Istituto Marangoni, London and Mumbai and a visiting lecturer on CSR and sustainability, in various establishments around the world.
Having studied numerous fashion related crafts in Athens, Greece and London, UK, among others, she is a graduate of London College of Fashion, holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Stamo’s interests include millinery, shoe making, weaving, embroidery and various surface techniques for textiles. She is a passionate researcher and collector of garments, embroideries and textiles from different cultures and eras.
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