Draping & Upcycling Taster Demonstration with Christine Mayer
This taster is from a live online class held on Saturday 7 November 2020
We hope you enjoy our Draping & Upcycling taster class with Christine Mayer, who shows step-by-step how you can create a unique dress using two long-sleeved men’s shirts. You can find a list of resources that Christine mentions below.
We’d love to see your creations when they’re complete, please email them to us or tag us on instagram with @textileretreats and @mayer.intothelight Happy draping!
You will need
Materials
- 2 men's long-sleeved shirts
Tools
- Pins
- Fabric scissors
- Tape measure
- Body form or a willing model who is approximately your size and shape
Resources
During the video Christine mentions the following resources:
Christine’s professor
Christine’s professor is Tamotsu Kondo. Christine drapes using his specially created dress form in size EU 38. You can find out more about the dress forms and Tamatsu by clicking here. Should you wish to buy a dress form, please contact Christine, christine@intothelight.de and she can help you arrange the purchase and you will receive 5% discount.
Pins
Christine either uses Prym, steel pins, super fine 30 x 0.5mm or if you are in the US she recommends Japanese Pins by Marcy Tilton. You can find them by clicking here.
