Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design
Working on moulage 1
A course by Isabel Sánchez , Designer
About the video: Working on moulage 1
Overview
“Next, we are going to prepare the sample fabric and begin to create the volume of the front, back and sleeve, and locate the desired length. We are going to start with the gathers of our garment, later we will ensure the poise points.”
In this video lesson Isabel Sánchez addresses the topic: Working on moulage 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design. Learn to shape clothes directly on a mannequin and turn them into patterns for future replicas.
Partial transcription of the video
“Working in moulage In this lesson, we will be looking for the volume of the blouse design, let's start going for the front with our rectangle that we had for it. This sample that we are going to do is what we call toile. It is that sample that we look for before reaching the final garment. We can make a toilet or there are times when many more are made. Balenciaga is said to have made up to 30 toiles. If you are looking for excellence, you make a lot of toiles in each toile you are polishing a little until you arrive. We are going to find our striker. To do this, we are going to take the re...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing

Isabel Sánchez
A course by Isabel Sánchez
Isabel Sanchéz has dedicated herself to the fashion world for over 40 years. Since the late '80s she has worked alongside and collaborated with some of Spain's most renowned designers like Devota & Lomba, Jesús del Pozo, and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
She began combining her design studio collaborations with teaching in 1999, and has since worked at the University of Navarra, the European University of Madrid, and the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), to name just a few, giving classes on the technical side of dressmaking, pattern design, and draping.
In 2011, she published the book Little Black Dress, which was translated into several languages. The same year, she opened her studio, Laboratorio de Proyectos, where she works on runway collections and any other project requiring the study of fabric volume and behavior.
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