. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. when working where no one could see your hands and you will grow asaccustomed to it as one would to wearing a ring. Many trimmers drape the figures in their workroom on Saturdays and then place themin the windows. Of course the drape has to be rearranged again after it has been placedin the window, but this method saves working too long in the window. Study the bestfashion plates; watch the costumes you see worn, and you will get many ideas that canbe used. You will rarely Ihid a picture
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. when working where no one could see your hands and you will grow asaccustomed to it as one would to wearing a ring. Many trimmers drape the figures in their workroom on Saturdays and then place themin the windows. Of course the drape has to be rearranged again after it has been placedin the window, but this method saves working too long in the window. Study the bestfashion plates; watch the costumes you see worn, and you will get many ideas that canbe used. You will rarely Ihid a picture of a gown or waist that you can copy exactly, 227 Fig. 10 Draping on Forms but that is not necessary. All that your drape is intended to accomplish is to give a moreor less accurate idea as to how the materials would appear when made up in a certainstyle. One cannot be too painstaking in the first steps of these drapes, for on thatdepends the success of the whole thing. When once you have learned to make a smoothskirt and a plain waist, the rest will be easy and you can make almost any style you Fig. 11 Draping on Forms WAX FIGURE DRAPE No. 2 THE dress goods department in most department stores is one of the most importantand the trimmer who can satisfy the buyer for this section can feel pretty secure inhis position. That is the reason that every trimmer should study draping. Heshould make a specialty of this branch of his work. It is not a theory but a proven factthat the logical way to display dress goods is to show thciii, as nearly as possible, in themanner in which they are to be worn. Actual tests have proved that fabrics draped torepresent waists and gowns sell far more readily than when they are displayed in any
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