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Trade 01

Cloth

Section 01 of eight. Toile, fittings, boning and the hem. Four entries: the toile, four fittings, boning and weight and finishing a hem.

A dressmaker pinning a hem on a stand
Fig. 01The final pinning is done on a stand and then again on the body: cloth hangs differently when it is being worn.Photo: Los Muertos Crew / Pexels

Entries

4 in this trade
  • A woman pins fabric on a dress form while working on a garment

    The toile

    A whole garment made in cheap cloth first, purely to be cut up and corrected. The real dress is drafted from what the toile got wrong.

    Entry 1.1 · A full entry
  • A designer pins fabric on a dress form in a studio surrounded by sketches

    Four fittings

    A body changes across the months of making, and the fitting schedule exists to catch that rather than to be reassuring.

    Entry 1.2 · A full entry
  • Hands lacing up the back of a corset through metal eyelets

    Boning and weight

    Structure carries the weight so the wearer does not.

    Entry 1.3 · A short entry
  • Hands guiding fabric under the needle of a sewing machine

    Finishing a hem

    Hand-finished because a machined hem shows from the front.

    Entry 1.4 · A short entry

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