Fashion Sketching 101

What do you do when you have lots of ideas for dresses but don't know how get them down on paper? You take a fashion sketching class! I signed up for a 3-day class at Sew Fresh Studio in Niwot.

Day one - we learn basic fashion model sketching. It's similar to anatomy sketching but with exadurated long legs. We learned how to add action to our figures to make them look more realistic.

Day two - garment sketching on our models. We learned to show the various features of our dresses and how to use color and shading to add movement. We were told to wear what we wanted to sketch, so I wore my 1950's polk-a-dot dress.

Day three - technical sketching for fashion design. This is a very clean, simple sketch showing the stitching and other various details of your dress for a professional dress maker to follow. 

Not Just for Me

Before you think all the sewing I've been doing has only been for myself, I thought I'd show a couple projects I made for friends and family.

The first I call the Racheli skirt. My friend Racheli had some fabulous material she had been holding on to until she could find a use for it. She decided on a gored skirt pattern I had. The material is a grey cotton like a light denim with a teal blue pinstripe.

I also made a pair of pajamas for my 4 year old son. He picked out a cotton print that looks a little retro and features Route 66. I picked up a pattern with six different pajama options and decided to a short sleeve button up shirt with pants. It turned out pretty cute!