In depth look at the princess line dress or even just the top

CRINOLINE PERIOD TIMEFRAME: 1850 - 1869 is when the princess line was introduced or became quite popular. The princess dress was a new, one piece dial that was cut without a waist line seam. Long gored sections, extending from the shoulder the floor, were shaped to fit at the waist to curved cut out sections. The dresses had varying sleeve types. The Princess line is very popular with the bridal gowns and corset set pieces in modern day times as well.

Curved Dart

On the thirty-first of January I tried my hand at what is known as a curved dart. It was not as easy as one might think. I have posted a picture of the one I tried to place with a draped piece of fabric.

Princess & Empire lines done with draping

On the second of February in draping class I had the chance to test my hand at pinning on Princess lines and Empire lines as well. To my surprise it was much easier than putting darts in a draped fabric while trying to keep the fabric as smooth as possible. Here is how I did with both.

The Greeks had draping down to a Tunic.

Here are several examples of how the Greeks and others from the same time frame took advantage of what they had in regards to draping a garment.

Skirt Draping with Darts.

Placing darts in a skirt was not as tough as placing them on a bodice. Knowing how a dart is to lye along the grain of the fabric helps bring forth a more fully draped garment. Here is a couple of examples of such a piece.

Draping: First in class exercise Darts

Had a go at draping two rectangular muslin pieces of fabric on a manikin torso. Fiddled around with a few ways to lay a dart or two out all while trying to keep the muslin as smooth and pucker free as possible.

Making an Automatic button Hole using the sewing machine setting.