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Posted on: 2/18/10 9:14 PM ET
Is the tape double sides or something? Do they use it to stick their material to it instead of pinning? Or is it some kind of guide? I have done evey google search and nothing is popping out at me. Thank you!
  
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Posted on: 2/18/10 9:20 PM ET
It's probably this.


It's used to mark your lines on the form for draping. I'm not sure about this sticky tape, but the normal tape used on dressforms for draping is thick enough to feel through the fabric, which helps as you work the design.
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Posted on: 2/18/10 9:23 PM ET
Susan Khaje sells the true french twill that drapers use in France. Just look at the notions section of her website. I bought a few yards from her when I was on the Paris trip.

  
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Posted on: 2/19/10 7:48 AM ET
Oh That is interesting! Thank you! And then what do they do...I guess drape their fabric to conform to the lines, pin it, and then trace a pattern around it?

Good grief, i would LOVE to do that one day, right now I cannot even sew with a double needle around the neck of a knit without it looking twisty.
  
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Posted on: 2/19/10 3:32 PM ET
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Oh That is interesting! Thank you! And then what do they do...I guess drape their fabric to conform to the lines, pin it, and then trace a pattern around it?

Pretty much yes, except that the muslin fabric they drape with becomes the pattern piece itself.
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Posted on: 2/19/10 3:39 PM ET
It is called "style tape." It is not sticky, but made of a light cotton and it is pinned to the dress form. Designers use this to mark where a seam would go or how far a collar comes down on the bodice, etc.

In my draping classes, I learned that the most common places to put it before draping are between each apex on the bust (helps to keep your muslin centered) and the 7" hip line below the waist (shows you were you change a straight skirt pattern from following the body's curve to straight). And in general, when you are creating a pattern and re-testing it, it gives you information on how to re-pin the pattern back onto the dress form.

Hope that helps! You can find style tape at notion stores.
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