What is fabric manipulation?
Fabric manipulation is where you can change the texture or style of a piece or pieces of fabric to create a unique garment/s.
Here is a list of designers that use fabric manipulation in there work:
- Alexander McQueen
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Yves saint Laurent
- Vivienne Westwood
- Ellie Saab
Types of fabric manipulation:
- Smocking
A method of controlling fullness by the use of gathers secured with rows of hand embroidery stitches
- Pleating
A method of folding material to control fullness
- Gathering
Threads are stitched through fabric and drawn together to reduce the fullness of a material to a required width
- Quilting
The stitching of layers of material together usually with the use of padding to raise the surface of the material
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