Part 1 : Draping ,pattern cutting and sewing a classic Sheath dress.

• Welcome to Part 1 which consists of 4 videos totaling over 4  hours of tuition.

PLEASE WATCH EACH SECTION FIRST!

Proceed and complete each section, before commencing onto the next segment- Absorb ,assimilate ,then practice the methods at each stage of the course.

You can email JoJo at any time, if you are stuck with any segments of the course. JoJo will contact you and either zoom call you, phone call or send a video to help you with any problems you are experiencing . This is part of  the  6 months  free support and help that JoJo offers to each student.

Syllabus Part 1:

JoJo will take you through each segment:

• Preparing your dummy to be draped
• Sizing up your dummy to the next size or to your body measurements
• Draping on a real figure

Chapter 2,3 and 4

• Teaches you how to drape a waist and hip block
• How to sew various seam finishes without an over locker
• Balance and Fitting issues
• A unique way of gluing the waist block and hip  block together without a sewing machine
• Dart manipulation – how to transfer darts into different positions
• JoJo explains in micro details the how’s and why’s of draping and creating the foundation dress blocks that in part 2 will be developed into a classic sheath dress.

• Equipment and tools needed for the course:

  • Dress form /Dummy or a real figure
  • Sewing machine Overlocker (optional)
  • Sewing threads
  • Hand stitching needles
  • Pins
  • Fabric
  • Chalk
  • Tape measure
  • Pens, pencils and Sharpie
  • Rulers (various lengths up to a metre)
  • L square
  • Invisible zip
  • Scrap lining or lightweight fabric
  • Iron, masking tape
  • 8 or 10 inch scissors