Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare draping tools and equipment
- Prepare model form for draping
- Prepare fabric for draping
- Plan drape
- Perform draping
- Fabric is pinned on model form, relating body reference points and fabric grains.
- Fabric is moulded and manipulated to fit model form.
- Ease is added to allow for movement.
- Fabric is smoothed or manipulated over contours of model form.
- Darts and seams are formed and pinned.
- Drape is prepared for truing.
- Transfer drape to paper
- Produce final pattern
- Pattern is produced.
- Pattern pieces are checked for accuracy of seam allowances, hems, functional openings and closures, seam match, and flow-through.
- Pattern pieces are labelled and markings completed.
- Pattern is finalised and checked to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance to specifications.
- Specification sheets are completed and attached to pattern blocks for storage.
- Finished patterns are filed and stored.