The ruffle must go in and out of the fullness.
This skirt (Fig. M) is gathered at the top. The lines of the fullness from the waist fall down between the lines of the fullness which run up from the bottom.
Study the lines of fullness on other drawings and notice that some lines are short, some long, and some meet in a V near the waist line. If the material is heavy, all lines of fullness will go under the band, but if thin material is used some lines will fall short of the band and be hooked at the top.
All lines for fullness must be sharp and snappy. Practice such lines with bold strokes, on a separate piece of paper.
A ruching has the appearance of two ruffles, one turned up and the other down, the lines being the same. It is darkest where gathered, which is in the middle. (See example.)
Apply this lesson as you did the previous ones.
Fashion Drawing Sections
- Arm And Hand
- Bows Ribbons Flowers
- Construction Of The Head
- Decorative Work
- Dress Form
- Dress On The Form
- Facial Features
- Feathers And Hats
- Front Figure
- Furs And Fans
- Head And Hair
- Introduction
- Large Coat
- Leg And Shoe
- Newspaper And Catalogue Layout
- Original Dress Designing
- Parasols
- Pen And Ink Lines
- Perspective
- Place Dress On Figure
- Plaids Stripes Figures
- Plaited Waist
- Shirring Scallops Lacing
- Side Plaited Skirt
- Sketch From A Costume
- Textures And Detail
- The Back Figure
- The Side Figure
- The Sitting Figure
- Tucked Skirt
- Tucked Waist