Sleeves Draping
Courses by level: Basic draping Intermediate draping Advanced draping Complete couture draping
Investigative draping: Balenciaga cocoon dress Balenciaga S-seam coat Yve Saint Laurent Tuxedo jacket
Dior bar jacket Galliano jacket Wing pleat hourglass dress Shawl collar garment Investigative draping full course
Sleeves draping: Raglan sleeve coat Dolman sleeve Kimono 3-piece sleeve Basic set-in sleeve
Other draping courses: Corset draping&design
Inspired by historical costume: Tail coat Riding habit inspired jacket Pierrot jacket inspired Edwardian jacket
Corset jacket draping Sculptured rococo dress
Courses by garment: Skirts draping Dresses draping Jackets draping Collars draping
Draping Raglan sleeve
A Raglan sleeve is joined with the bodice by the seam(raglan seam) that begins at the neck and has a slanting line from the neck to the armhole.
The key benefit of the Raglan sleeve lies in the enhanced room it provides in the arm area, offering a wider range of motion and superior comfort. This unique construction makes it a preferred choice for performance-oriented clothing.
The origin of the term "Raglan" can be traced back to Lord Raglan, a British military officer known for his role in the Battle of Waterloo. He lost his arm in the battle and famously wore garments featuring this distinctive sleeve design which was developed by John Emary, a tailor and businessman, the founder of Aquascutum - British heritage luxury fashion house.
Coat design with high raised collar and raglan sleeve was envisioned and designed/finalized directly on a dress form. Elena shows the draping of a raglan sleeve using her own unique method - without detachable arm. The size , the shape, the fit - all verified in a certain way and appropriation of specific “formula”.
In addition, Elena demonstrates how to develop raglan sleeve based on the achieved coat patterns by adjusting, re-draping the sleeve directly on the dress form and she offers 3 more versions of raglan sleeve design.
The course is especially advised for fashion students and professionals
6 months access to video-lessons
More than 3-hour of lessons record
Downloadable instructions 2 PDF files more than 50 pages
Tutor support and feedback
Certification
Lessons content:
Creating style lines
Draping the center front panel
Draping the front side panel
Draping the center back panel
Draping the back side panel
Preparation for draping the sleeve
Draping the front part of the sleeve
Draping the back part of the sleeve
Finalizing the sleeve patterns
Project finalizing and evaluation
Sleeve development (NEW!):
Draping the shoulder part
Draping the second part of the sleeve, version 1
Draping the collar
Draping the sleeve version 2-3
Price: 350 $USD
Draping Set-in sleeve
Elena demonstrates the draping of basic set-in sleeve using her own unique method - without detachable arm. The size , the shape, the fit - all verified in a certain way and appropriation of specific “formula”. The sleeve is draped into a dress' armhole, so dress draping is also included in the course.
The second version of set-in sleeve with extra mobility for the arm is provided in two short videos, the dress project is modified into two-piece set - a formal crop jacket and high waist skirt. The sleeve looks identical to the "basic" but has a hidden part - a gusset which allows for arm movement
6 months access to video-lessons
More than 3-hour of lessons record
Downloadable instructions PDF files 20 pages,
Additional PDF file and video-lessons for drafting Basic set-in sleeve
Tutor support and feedback
Certification
Lessons content:
Introduction
Draping the bodice with typical armhole
Draping the skirt
Draping the sleeve
Modifying the dress into 2-piece set
Set-in sleeve with self-gusset
Price: 305 $USD
Draping Dolman sleeve
In our course the students study step by step draping of Balenciaga’ dolman sleeve’ coat with roll collar, including draping steps, marking, trueing and patterns creation. They learn how to apply and work with the coat ease, the knowledge which is relevant to any kind of outerwear. Elena demonstrates the way of how to create the S-seam and transform the classic dolman sleeve coat into an elegant, dashing design. In addition she explain how the rectangular/column coat’ silhouette can be altered into inverted trapezoid or cocoon shape. Basically the students learn not just one example of Balenciaga coat but several versions which were adopted and developed by Cristobal Balenciaga in his late creations.
6 months access to the video-lessons
More than 2 hours of lessons record
Tutor support and feedback
Certification
Lessons content:
Draping the front
Marking and trueing the front
Draping the back part 1
Draping the back part 2
Draping the collar
Coat patterns part 1
Coat patterns part 2
Coat evaluation and further development
S-seam coat pattern development
Project evaluation
Price: 350 $USD
Draping 3-piece kimono sleeve
In this course the students will learn how to drape 3-piece kimono sleeve. Sleeve was draped without detachable arm by using Elena's method. The 3-piece kimono sleeve is part of Galliano jacket with collar scarf thus you will learn how to drape collar scarf as well. You may also check Galliano jacket full course.
6 months access to the video-lessons
More than 2 hours of lessons record
Downloadable instructions PDF file
Tutor support and feedback
Certification
Lessons content:
Draping Galliano jacket with collar scarf
Draping jacket's two panels
Draping the front side sleeve panel
Draping the back side sleeve panel
Draping the bottom part of the sleeve
Project evaluation
Price: 305 $USD
"Sleeves draping" full course now consists of four units Set-in sleeve, Raglan sleeve, Dolman sleeve, and 3-piece kimono sleeve. Each of these units comes with sub-projects: set-in sleeve with additional version - sleeve with self-gusset, raglan sleeve coat comes with raglan sleeve development, Dolman sleeve which demonstrate the draping of Balanciaga S-curve coat provides few versions of the coat based on developed patterns. 3-piece kimono sleeve is a part of Galliano jacket course so you will learn how to drape Galliano collar scarf as well. At the end of each unit the students will achieve a full set of patterns for a particular sleeve style.
Drafting of set-in sleeve - a pattern-making course is also added to the course as extra learning materials.
You can buy each unit separately or all 4 with significant price reduction. See the link below.
Price: 800 $USD