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Draping

German:
Drapieren

Draping means pinning fabric into shape directly on a dress form. The piece taken off the form is then turned into a flat pattern.

In the file

The draped fabric piece can be photographed and digitized just like a paper pattern. The detour of tracing it onto paper first is not needed.

Also known as
moulage

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