Gathered elements

Design of gathered elements (folds, pleats, draperies). Example styles of ladies' skirts with gathered elements. Distribute the additional length per step of the modelling process. Coordinating the draperies with the technology for their manufacture. Patterns of sleeves with gathered contours (puff, leg o’ mutton, bishop sleeves).

Input data [edit]

  • Slash lines (draw slash lines from pivot end to open end)
  • Location to remain stationary
  • Internal lines to move
  • Position of piece to create spread, insert distance
  • Pleat type (knife pleat, box pleat)
  • Pleat lay side

Ladies' skirt with gathered elements and three pieces in the front part [edit]

Description of the style


Rotate the dart

Smooth the contour lines

Replace the hem line


Split the piece point to point

Mirror the central piece


Add Tapered fullness

Draw the slash lines from pivot end to open end

Distribute and input the additional length for gathering



Shape the contour lines

Set the notches for assembly the pieces


Ladies' skirt with gathered elements and a triangular yoke in the front part [edit]

Description of the style


Rotate the dart

Smooth the contour lines

Replace the hem line


Construct a yoke with split the piece on digitized line


Add tapered pleats

Define the place of the pleats according to the measurement data of the style

Set the notches

Construct and coordinate the pleats with the technology for their manufacture


Mirror pieces

Shape the side seam


 

 

Puff sleeve with gathered sleeve cup and gathered hem [edit]

Shorten the sleeve

widen the sleeve on the hem line


Add parallel fullness

draw slash lines


Draw new sleeve cup and new hem line

Replace the contour lines

Verify the length for gathering


Puff sleeve with gathered hem [edit]

Add tapered fullness to the sleeve hem

Draw slash lines


Draw new hem line

Replace the contour lines

Verify the length for gathering


Leg o’ mutton sleeve [edit]

Split the piece on the elbow line


Add tapered fullness to the sleeve cup

draw slash lines 


Draw new sleeve cup

Replace the contour lines

Combine the two pieces between elbow line and the hem line


Combine the pieces in the elbow line

verify the length for gathering


Bishop sleeve [edit]

Construct the cuff

Trace the pieces

Combine the pieces for the cuff


Add tapered fullness to the hem

Draw slash lines


Verify the length for gathering