Now You Know Drafting Procedures of Midi Dress
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
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Midi Dress Drafting Procedures

R.S. Balakumar
M.A.(SOCIOLOGY ), M.L.M.(Labour Management), Pursuing MBA (EXECUTIVE) in (FASHION-TECH), MISTE.,
Chennai, India
Cell: +91-9283182955
Email: rsbalakumar1953@gmail.com
Midi Dress:
This is a teen age girls attaire. A set of dress consisting one top and one skirt.
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Midi dress |
Fabric required: 3.5. mrter. Cloth width-36”.
Measurements: Full length = 94cm, Body length = 36 cm, Shoulder width = 33cm, Sleeve length = 18cm, Bust = 82cm, Waist = 61cm Seat = 84cm.
Drafting Details of Midi Wear:
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Drafting Details of Midi Wear |
- 1-0 = body length+2cm,
- 2-0 = 1/4th bust less 1cm
- 3-2 = 1/4 bust+4cm for loose
- 4-1 = 1/4 waist+6cm including dart. Join 3 to 4
- 5-0 = 1/2 shoulder width + 1.5cm,
- 6 is squared down from 5.
- 7-5 = down, join 7 to 3 as shown (back armhole)
- 8-0 = 1/12th bust. Join 8 to 7.
- 9-0 = 2 down, shape back neck from 9 to 8 as shown.
- A is center of 1 to 4.
- Dart width = 2cm,
- Dart length = 9cm.
- 1-0 = body length+1.5cm.
- 2-0 = ¼ bustless1cm.
- 3-2 = ¼ bust+4cm.for loose.
- 4-1 = ¼ waist+6cm.
- 5-0 = ½ shoulder+1.5cm.
- 6 is squared from 5.
- B-6 = 2.5cm up.
- 7-5 = down. Shape front armhole from7, B, 3.
- 8-0 = 1/12 bust. join 8to7.
- 9-0 = 1/12 bust+1cm.
- 10-12cm down.
- A is the centre of 4 and 10.
- Dart width=2cm.
- Length=9cm.
- Skirt length = full length – body length.
- 1-0 = skirt length +1.5cm.
- 2-0 = 1/4 seat less4cm.
- 3-2 = 1/4 seat+4cm.
- 4-1= 1/4 seat+10cm.
- 5-1 and 4-6 is bottom turn up. Join 6to1 and 4to5 as shown.
- 7-0 = 1/4 waist+4cm.
- 8-7 = 1cm as per diagram.
- 1-0 = sleeve length.
- 2-0 = 1/8thbust+1.5cm.
- 2-0 = 1/8thbust+1cm.
- 3-2 = 1/4thbust+5cm.
- 4-1 = 24.5cm.
- 5-4 = 2.5cm.up.
- 6 = is centre point.
- 7-6 = 2cm.
- 8 = centre of 6to3.
- 9-8 = draw the front shape from3,9,0 as shown.
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