How To Drape a Basic Bodice (Front & Back)

[@barbaracopley8562]

I’m a 59 year old grandma, I have been sewing all my life, I’m self taught. I can remember making doll clothes by hand before I went to kindergarten. I’m learning so much from you. Thank you.

[@simpleme5719]

I love hearing from people that's self taught. I'm a beginner BIG TIME so your comments let me know I can do it.😮‍💨😀

[@V3rena._]

Hi❤

[@Ash-xx5zd]

Draping is not an easy task to teach. You found someone who consciously chooses her words and really expresses the intructions in a coherent manner! Thank you for this video. And it may be basic, but i can bound from this strong foundation! I really want to purchase a male body form...any good suggestions?

[@zoehongteaches]

PGM makes some, Wolf makes some

[@bgonzalez137]

Exactly !!! I’m trying to work on design. And getting rid of the generic pattern use. But I’m a 5-11 male petite hahaha so I don’t have a bust! So yes knowledge on darts which she explained perfectly. Can you make a bodice for men?

[@teemujokinen9125]

@@bgonzalez137 Male bodice is very simple and straightforward comparing to female bodice. It's not a similar challenge.

[@ahmedkeshta94]

As a fashion design student, I had to make a whole collection based on draping last semester, and this video would have saved me A WHOLE LOT of crying on the floor with muslin everywhere, but hey I will definitely rewatch this video again and again to internalize all the tips Mrs Zaytoun gave us! Sidenote: I love her last name, because in arabic it means Olive! 😂😊

[@myriahzaytoun7080]

Ahmed Keshta I named my son Oliver for that very reason!

[@ahmedkeshta94]

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[@alihuebner9086]

There is no reason if you have the will to learn, that you can not sew for yourself. You can! I'm self taught. I've been sewing for 15 years. I learned by deconstructing garments bought at the good will thrift shop and then putting them back together for my daughter. I know my thumbnail picture is small but 6 years ago I made that costume for my daughter. Sewing is like putting together a puzzle. Thank you for your channel. I'm learning new things every time I work on a project. Now that my daughter is grown I thought I might do some selfish sewing for myself. Isn't it funny that I've not sewn a single garment for me? The thought never entered my mind. LOL Kids! Again, thank you. You are helping me find the passion for garments again.

[@scorpioninblue]

Whenever I can't get my "sewing mojo" going you never fail to jump start my creativity! You are an internet treasure!!

[@CrimsonVipera]

Recently, I was working on a project and run out of chalk so I grabbed the white watercolour pencil to mark with. Watercolour pencils are now my favourite thing to mark with. They're creamy, mark easily, can be sharpened into a point, don't smudge with fingers but wash out perfectly easily AND there's a wide range of colours to choose from.

[@zoehongteaches]

Thanks for the tip!

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[@Creamms]

Awesome idea! I used kids chalks for years before getting 'actual' pencils lol

[@Lindsay-xz2oc]

oooohhh genius!!

[@cherylolsen4420]

Thank You Ladies! My world has become enriched with DRAPING know how thanks to your teaching ability ! This was a now go zone for me, it always felt unable to grasp this concept despite watching numerous videos! Now I am going to be making up for lost time & having Fun playing with my newly found skill, thank you for sharing your great teaching skills! Cheers!

[@raquelbrookelinder2715]

Thank you for these videos. I have only been sewing for 7 months, but I am in love with sewing. Your channel has been so helpful.

[@ameliaryczek8433]

I have tried watching so many videos and this is, by far, the most helpful one!

[@alexispablo6854]

This is the best drapping tutorial that i see, very insightfull. Thanks you. She is also very competent at this

[@Luvinity-forkingsdaughters]

Amazing loved this . I'm making my wedding dress and I never ever in my life sew , I loved this video. Awesome Teacher

[@actressdiva8]

Subscribed for this series! I'm self-taught, so getting all the basics hammered out clearly and simply is a blessing to both review and sharpen what I can do. Thank you!

[@kimberlyjudd1685]

Thank you for this teaching. ❤️ please continue to make draping videos. I am just starting out and I learn better by doing hands on and by watching the proper execution of the process. Kimberly, McDonough, GA

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im so happy i found your channel!!!! im a really slow learner but your videos help me understand stuff so easily

[@zoehongteaches]

Hey hey party people! I'm back from my travels! Glad you're learning a lot from Myriah's big brains! Please like this video if you found it helpful!

[@lilolmecj]

I think this is a great series, and the two of you have both tons of knowledge, and great chemistry.

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

i've been wishing that your channel focuses on draping, and finally you did! thanks Zoe! this video really helps to introduce me to it! ^_^

[@lisaharmon5619]

This is awesome! For the first time I can actually understand HOW to use a mannequin. I have subscribed and liked the video! Thank you!!!!

[@MomShots]

Great, thorough info. Thanks! I needed a little draping refresher and now I feel fully ready to create!

[@hibiscus_milly]

Thanks Zoe and Myriah for making these types of videos as well! So resourceful and watched every single second until the very end!!

[@campbellfamily2064]

Thank you so much for taking time to explain how to do this. I don't like shop bought patterns and would rather design my own to suit me personally but didn't know where to start

[@Creamms]

Nice work. I've been meaning to give this a go as I seem to have a lot of side boob showing even with a modern FBA. I've found a bust to armhole dart has worked. I don't think I've ever seen a shoulder dart before though!

[@dianaguzman7098]

Please continue, I'm learning a lot !!!

[@CeePee2]

Thank you soooo much..Am loving this can't wait for more. Hope you will also do pattern drafting from measurements..

[@lesliewang2980]

AWESOME VIDEO!!! I learned so much. Please continue this series!

[@yueteng2018]

Each of your videos is so educational!

[@Aboni-rw7uy]

😍 this was awesome! Thank you so much doing this series this is really helpful! And omg Mariyah looks so extra pretty when she's smiling widely 😍

[@intelligentrock4379]

This video was so helpful and informative , thank you so much 😊

[@maxinehyndman1505]

Love, love, loved this!!!! Thank you Zoe and Myriah for this awesome construction video! Keep 'em comin'!

[@kiplarson7679]

Amazing!!! Love this!! Love to see more, sleeve draping, and pants. Thank you!! ♥️

[@juliecasson8341]

Awesome! Love your videos! More Myriah videos too please!

[@velvetstitching3631]

Where can I purchase a dress form like this or at the very least a good dress form? Loved the video instruction! I'm with the other 59 yr self taught seamstress who commented on here. I have sewn ballet and clogging costumes and altered and bedazzled my children's (and friend's children) prom, bridesmaid, and wedding gowns! Now I am learning how to design and sew landscape quilts! I love sewing! I really appreciated this video! Thank you for presenting the information in such a clear and concise manner! 👍😃

[@lifeis4living_]

Thanks so much for this course. It is absolutely amazingly detailed.

[@simon_belle]

I am self taught and this was exactly what I needed to know how to make my own personal patterns without my old commercial t-shirt pattern. Thanks a million!

[@lailaabdul-rasheed2143]

Woah woah woah this is new....And i love it. I dropped everything to watch this video thank you 😘

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[@Vstrum]

Ive heard you need to press and block the muslin before hand? To have it straight and trued for the drape. Is this true? If so, can you help me understand the importance of pressing muslin and when it is necessary? thank you!

[@Pepperthecory]

Great tutorial!

[@UnpopularOpinionn]

Great video!! Answered all of my draping questions! Can you pls do one on pants and skirt next?!

[@thecamdenstitch]

Brilliant vlog, thanks so much Zoe and Myriah!

[@marcellamaitland8121]

This is so good . Thanks ladies.

[@CommonSenseTX123]

Love this! Judy learning how to make clothes for me and this is super helpful. Can you do one with a plus size form? How important is a dress form?

[@waterbitten]

cant wait for the follow up video!!

[@TheGlamstar28]

thank you so much, love this series !!

[@jmblessiepineda9884]

This is awesome!!!!!! Where is the next vid????

[@ciriacojanclarion8806]

WE LOVE YOU ZOEY!!!!!

[@WerkItHoney]

This channel is amazing!! Please upload a full beginner project!

[@cassandraberry5710]

Really detailed video

[@cerenademe9433]

This is awesome - thank you! One thing that confuses me is that, why do we make the bodice touching the center of the chest, when in reality, the fabric (a typical woven fabric) never does (especially on people with a fuller bustline)? Clothes will just drape straight across from one breast point to the other. How do you account for that when using the bodice to make a pattern?

[@viviannepaul-octave4356]

Do also have a fabric store and your teaching Is very skillful and elegant

[@hichambribach1415]

Thinks you very much for your explication we wait for some articles like a jacket please

[@nooralhaddad381]

Love your videos 💕 I’m learning a lot Keep it up 👍🏽

[@Shai0271]

Looooovveeeee this !! Thank you

[@mwansamapulanga6122]

This was so interesting and detailed....thanks alot

[@zoec6781]

So good to know! Where can I find the video for taking it off the dress form and making thing to sew?? I couldn't find it browsing through your videos!

[@purevision2893]

Nice video! I just found the fold on the back of the shoulder a bit unusual. I understand it's required for the fabric to lay flat. But I can't remember ever seeing a top having that.

[@gumchewernormally5190]

Now I want to learn how to do this for real. So amazing! Thanks

[@aliyahadams4775]

I Love this video!!!

[@genafuscaldo6373]

This Woman Has Explained this BETTER Than Anyone ~ I am So New... I don't have a Machine Yet... Thank You So Much Zoe, for Having her on !!!

[@larsrosen6826]

This was so great! Cant wait for the upcoming haul vid

[@rosminazuchri9090]

thanks

[@kylagregorio]

Thank you zoe and myriah 😭💕

[@EdisonWong]

Love this tutorial so much!!!

[@kimikp6684]

Thank you so much ...Zoe..😍

[@saro1palan870]

So much to learn from one video! Thank you for your knowledge! If I can ask, where did you get your dress form? Thank you

[@zoehongteaches]

It's from a brand called PGM

[@jasminehks]

Dear Zoe 💕 Is it possible for you to make a video on fashion buying and trend forecasting? I understand that it might not be exactly your realm but if you know an industry professional who you could interview it would be wonderful! I know you already have so much on your plate but I thought it doesn’t hurt to ask 🙈. Thank you so much for everything you do and selflessly educating all of us online!

[@elkehaupt7610]

This was so useful, thank you!

[@romain2869]

Amazingly perfect thank you so much !!

[@asiap809]

Hi Zoe. I love you chanel. Greeting from Poland

[@bilkisuirama]

Definitely learned from this video, will try it out.

[@esiasante3676]

Well explained. Thanks.

[@marlykurtzernarvaez3514]

Thank you, Myriah and Zoe. I don’t own a dess form and probably won’t ever get one but this video has helped me to understand some things about drafting a basic bodice pattern. I can see how all the skills work synergistically.

[@NYCisland]

I don't have a dress form either but am inspired by the many ways I've seen to make your own. Search for videos. And Xmas is a time when many forms go on sale. If you can't find one close to your size, get the one that fits the best and then you can add your own padding (thing sheets of foam, padded bra and underwear, etc.)

[@nargblargmusic3594]

Hi Zoe and Myriah! I'd like to learn how to shrink the size of the back shoulder dart and move some of it into a back waist dart--is this covered in another video? Thanks for the helpful tutorial!

[@DavidLebold]

Fascinating, thank you.

[@terrylove9709]

Thank you very much for doing this video. It really answered all my questions about draping period. You really made it look simple can't wait to drape a bodice on my dress form. Please continue these videos Zoe. I love them all.

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Your channel needs a sponsorship, you deserve a good revenue for the abundant amount of knowledge you have and sharing with us. I have learned over the past week from just your channel alone the proper way to do exactly what is necessary to run my brand. The one thing tho Zoe if you've covered it is , or not would be to talk about How to start a small collection, then allowing that collection to build steadily , instead of just trying to get the brand to center stage without learning the necessary fundamentals of financing a startup, or even established brand. That would be cool

[@justanotherotaku7081]

My goodness, she makes it look so easy, and I’m just standing here with my dress form and feel like crying cause nothing really lines up and works…

[@charchar4957]

I brought a sewing machine and honestly this information in a video for free is very thoughtful and really inspires and supports viewers. I appreciate this content, i always wanted to make my own clothes just life has been busy x

[@ndrva]

such a misconseption that a smaller armhole restricts your movement. if done right it actually increases it by not pulling up the entire garment when lifting up your arms.. just look at 18c bodices for example

[@carolhammond9624]

I wish I had someone to "share" this with! This was awesome! I did learn a few things. Thanks so much for doing this series, Zoe! and thanks to Myriah (sp?)!

[@poojachouhan820]

great vedio Zoe!! you & this lady is awesome ...please Zoe make vedio on pattern drafting from measurement.. because, usually every one not have mannequin.. I think

[@meugeniacampoy7031]

Hello! I love your videos. I'd learned a lot of. Could you make a video how removing the fabric of the mannequin and showing how to make the flat pattern from that fabric? Thank you so much.

[@zoehongteaches]

Check my garment construction playlist.

[@shericreates]

Thank you. I have always wanted a dress form but never had one. I sewed all my girls clothes and coats but I could never get anything to fit just right with me. My daughter bought me a dress form when I was struggling to alter her wedding dress. Well, it was a nightmare. But it turned out and she was beautiful. Too bad the judge didn't show up for the wedding. LOL It was during COVID at a park in 32 degree weather. He forgot. Wedding to remember. Anyway her form doesn't adjust and I happen to pick one up at Habitat for Humanity. They have been sitting there looking pretty for two years trying to figure out how to use them. Thank you so much for going into detail with this. I love lace and pin tucks and want to make my own clothes. I am a new subscriber. Too bad they won't let me sew for their kids. They say the dresses are too old fashioned. I guess they didn't care for the pinafores. 🤣

[@elee2992]

Beginner question: So what is the next step? Do you cut it out and make a pattern?

[@jmblessiepineda9884]

Hi zoe. Is it also possible to drape a basic sleeve block from the dress form’s arms? i find it hard to make a sleeve that will exactly match the armhole of my bodice. Pls make a tutorial plssss

[@Nifaratheicon]

“Don’t start the habit of sticking pins in your mouth”. Me watching this video while a pin is currently in my mouth :👁👄👁

[@fedelchen007]

Great tutorial, thank you! Where is the dress Form from? I have the exact same measurements and would like to buy a dress form for me, so that it won't need to be adjustable. So this dress form would be perfekt 😍

[@zoehongteaches]

it's a PGM dress form

[@lizacurran1085]

so cool thank you !!!

[@lynnzieee.r]

when taping the bust area, would you make it straight across or follow the apex across even if it wasn’t straight? if that makes sense.😂

[@GiannaFiore]

So beginner friendly. Wonderful teaching ❤️ thank you!!

[@ldm7770]

Hi Zoe, this is great, but will there be a next part to this? I.e., transfering this to the pattern? 😇

[@lindsiloflin2768]

I am slightly confused about folding darts. What was described was folding out towards the side seems, and the dart was folded in, with the center of the dart going in. Was this an accident or am I misunderstanding what what she means when she says folding towards the side seems?

[@sujeyaguirre2890]

What is the use of darts? I've seen other bodice patterns with no darts and I'm wondering if its just another form of doing it or if they actually serve a purpose.

[@kaiyajade]

Hi Zoe, love this video. You’re both amazing teachers. I really like the dress form you used , may I ask where you got that one ?

[@Jnvrock66]

Great video, but where is the ease in the waist and in the bust area? When the drape starts creating lines, it points to the places that need ease. Let a girl breathe. It's a woven, not a knit.

[@kierrarobinson4639]

hey so I am a fashion designer and when I was in fashion school they never showed up how to BLOCK MUSLIN could you make a video on it

[@dteodora8043]

I love your YT series! Very professional and informative. I'm a fan. Can you please recommend where to buy a professional dress form like the one used in this video? Many thanks!!

[@effyruan3652]

Would you be able to make a video on how to drape a bias dress pls?🙏❤️🌷