About the course
Master the art of
fashion draping with this comprehensive online tailoring course designed for beginners, fashion students, and professionals. Draping is one of the most creative techniques in garment construction, allowing you to shape fabric directly on the dress form and bring designs to life with precision and style. In this course, you will begin with the fundamentals of draping, including tools, materials, dress forms, and grain lines, before moving on to basic, intermediate, and advanced draping applications. You will explore a wide range of techniques such as bias cut draping, layering, surface manipulation, and draping with stretch and knit fabrics, while also studying historical draping styles, sustainable zero-waste draping, and fantasy costume draping to expand your creative vision. Alongside theory, you will engage in practical classes where you will learn shoulder and waist top draping, back bodice tops, basic skirts, back bodice skirts, pleated skirts, and box pleats, gaining hands-on skills step by step. The course concludes with portfolio development and show garment draping, preparing you to present your work with confidence and professionalism. Whether you aim to build a career in
fashion design, refine your tailoring skills, or experiment with innovative garment construction techniques, this course will equip you with the expertise and creativity to design garments through draping at a professional level.