Foundations of Flat Patterning and Draping - For the Female Form

Foundations of Flat Patterning and Draping: For the Female Form provides the foundational tools necessary for success in the techniques of flat patterning and draping clothes and costumes.

List of contents

1. Tools Needed 2. How to take Measurements 3. Fabric 4. Preparing for Draping 5. Skirts 6. Bodices 7. Manipulating Darts within a Bodice 8. Dresses 9. Pants 10. Waistbands 11. Sleeves 12. Collars 13. Cuffs 14. Facings 15. Buttons and buttonhole closures

About the author

Larissa McConnell is Continuing Assistant Professor of Costume Design and Technology at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she earned her B.S. and B.F.A. at the State University of New York at Fredonia and her M.F.A. at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Larissa has also worked at various theatres around the country, including the Weston Playhouse Theatre in Weston, Vermont; the Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana; and both the Chautauqua Theatre Company and the Chautauqua Opera in Chautauqua, New York.

Summary

Foundations of Flat Patterning and Draping: For the Female Form provides the foundational tools necessary for success in the techniques of flat patterning and draping clothes and costumes.

Product details

• Authors: Larissa McConnell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780367900984
• ISBN: 978-0-367-90098-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; PERFORMING ARTS / General, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, Fashion & society, Fashion & textiles: design, Fashion and textile design, Cultural studies: dress and society