It never ceases to amaze me how often I am drawn to this particular style of cowl drape. You will find many examples in the #PatternPuzzles that have been presented here over the past few years. This puzzle starts with the simplest of shapes and becomes an elegant tunic top.
From the diagram below you can see that the shape we start with is a loose-fit tunic pattern. You can easily substitute something similar from your pattern stash or checkout my garment blocks. Mark in the cut lines on the pattern for the front and back. Note the cut lines head from the left shoulder toward the right side seam on both front and back patterns.
Cut your pattern open and decide how much extra fabric you want in your drape. In this example I have opened up my pattern to eliminate the right side seam, add extra length to the right side and keep the hemline along a straight edge (the selvedge) while extending the left side drape. All very experimental in it's own way, so it will be important to consider the fabric you have and judge the extra fabric required in each case.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments section below. I am always happy to help. Enjoy :)
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ich würde mir dieses kleid gerne für die hochzeit unseres sohnes nähen.
ich verstehe nur nicht ganz die masse dieses schnittes . wie gross sind die musterkästchen.
jetzt schonmal vielen Dank
mathilde
Hallo Mathilde, ich danke Ihnen für den Besuch der Blog. Ich habe Ihre Frage übersetzt aber nicht verstehen. Um zu beginnen, müssen Sie eine einfache Tunika Muster haben. Haben Sie diese für sich selbst?
Dank Mia, das ist so hilfsbereit. Für Mathilde die kleinen Quadrate sind für Grafik, nicht für Messen oder Zeichnen. :)
jetzt habe ich es ach verstanden danke
I will be offering a tutorial for making a kimono block on the blog very soon. :)
Ciao Roberta grazie per la tua domanda. In questo disegno si usa il bock kimono in cui il manicotto è fissato al blocco e un tassello è necessario per utilizzare l'area manica per buon movimento. Se si dispone di uno sguardo al piano di modello si vedrà la sagoma del manicotto originale e corpetto uniti.
Sarò offrendo un tutorial per fare un blocco kimono sul blog molto presto. :)
I noticed the similarity between this pattern and Rick Owens' Lilies dress (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/1b/48/d9/1b48d9c44008358e852fdedd518be4f6.jpg), only in Owens' dress the fabric is tilted even more - look at the fine lines in the fabric how they bend?
If I spread your pattern even more, to the point where the shoulders line becomes parallel to the side seam, do you think it will get me closer to Owens' dress?
I'd love to see any photos you have of your makes. :) You can email them to me or post on my Facebook page. Or tag me in your own posts. Let me know if you have any questions as you work through the pattern. I'm always happy to help. :)
thank you for these lovely designs and patterns. I have a question, I ma confused about one matter, in Cowl Tee we used the cut and splash method to do drapes and in other models we connect front and back by adding piece of fabric, what is the difference please? another question: for draping dress sometimes you start lines from shoulder line and sometimes from the lowest point from armhole, why? I thank you so much in advance for writing me back and maybe my questions sounds stupid but still I love your web and I am new in sewing more or less. I wish you all best and success in your web.
friendly yours
maha