The Third Edition of Draping for Apparel Design brings together Joseph-Armstrong’s classic step-by-step instructions in a user-friendly two-color format. Three draping principles and techniques are presented—manipulating dart excess, adding fullness, and contour draping—showing how to turn two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional garments. New and updated design projects prepare the reader with the draping techniques and creative elements needed to develop a pattern. Designers will gain essential skills that can be applied to their own designs. View

An invaluable teaching tool for fashion design, apparel, and patternmaking students and professionals, this user—friendly bestseller teaches the different methods of—and principles involved in—draping fabric on a dress form. The Art of Fashion Draping, 4th Edition, is organized from basic to advanced topics and includes a wide variety of styles. A wealth of two-color, how-to illustrations (updated for the 4th Edition to reflect current fashion) visually spell out every step of the draping and pinning process. View

With step-by-step written instructions, Draping Basics provides the fundamentals of designing foundation garments by draping fabric on a dress form. Photographs clearly demonstrate the details of the process, and CAD drawings show how the draping is transferred to paper patterns. The text covers the foundation skirt, bodice, and set-in sleeve, as well as foundation bodice variations; dart equivalent bodice styles; bodice designs; and skirt, dress, and collar styles. View

This text combines step-by-step instructions illustrated to present the principles and methods of draping. Author Helen Joseph-Armstrong incorporates three draping techniques—manipulating dart excess, adding fullness, and contour draping—in design projects featured throughout the text. Projects begin with a draping plan and fashion drawing to identify its creative elements, and determine the draping technique required. The author describes the drape of the basic dress and its relationship to every garment in a clothing collection, emphasizing the drape of foundation garments as a base to building more complex design. View