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LivingSoft Subscriber Newsletter | Volume 13
The NEW Design Elements in Dress Shop 7
The Dress Shop 7 upgrade includes many new features, but this article will address only the new design elements: necklines, collars, closures, sleeves, waist offset and Pattern Conversion tools. Dress Shop 7 Pro also includes ALL of the fashion design tools as well.
Necklines: Some necklines were added to Dress Shop for just one or 2 named patterns. The Cami neck for instance was available only for the Camisole and you could use it on just that one pattern from the Lingerie category. Now, this neckline may be used on fitted shirts, shells, sheaths, and jumpers for a wide assortment of garment designs. The Henley and Polo necks were released with a collection and could be used only by those who owned that collection. Now they are available for any garment that would support them.
The new bib style feature is placed under necklines. You can now make bibbed overalls, snow pants, ski pants, even bibbed wet suits, or the more commonly used bibbed jumpers for women, men or children. Select the Bib using the Mia or Mark neckline choices for any waisted dress, pant suit or blouse. You can adjust the depth of the front or back.
The Polo neck, Henley neck, crew neck, and the formal necklines such as strapless, and spaghetti straps are now available for your designs. The list now includes 30 different necklines to choose from!
See http://www.livingsoftnw.com/DS7/Necklines.htm for a view of all the necklines!
Collars: With all these new necklines, how about some new collars! In addition to the basic “convertible collars” which have long been part of Dress Shop, there were also some non-convertible collar types such as the Peter Pan.
We have now added several new non-convertible styles including a round collar, a square collar and 2 versions of a scalloped collar. These collars are great for both children and adults. You may add a nice little scalloped collar to an interlock tee or make it in lace or eyelet on a batiste or silk blouse to create the extraordinary.
See http://www.livingsoftnw.com/DS7/Collars.htm to view these great collars you may use in your designs.
Sleeves: Dress Shop 7 also includes two new sleeve types – the ruffled sleeve and the puff sleeve. Both are perfect for the coming seasons - ideal for children’s wear and just as nice for an adult woman. The puff sleeve includes a variant with an elastic bottom. With or without the elastic finish, you can get a light-hearted look from this cute short sleeve type.
The ruffled sleeve is designed to be applied 2:1 to the arm hole and is attached from the apex to the notches over the shoulder (finish the underarm with a partial facing or piping or bias). Apply the ruffle just to the straps of the bibbed top for a child, or make it wider and apply it as a ruffled ‘cap’ for an adult woman in contrast fabric or lace.
Closures: Dress Shop 7 also now includes several new closure options, including buttons at the shoulder seam, buttons at the side seam, and buttons for pants inseam. The shoulder button option includes the full shoulder line or just a shoulder strap with a button. You can shape the strap to a rounded shoulder tab or lengthen it into a tie. Adjust the strap width using the neck strap tool, and adjust where the strap lies on the shoulder - centered, near the neck or near the shoulder point. This is ideal for designing children’s wear, summer sundresses, and active wear.
The side seam closure option allows you to do a full button hidden in the side seam as an alternative to the more visible center front or back closure choices. The pants inseam closure is an obvious need for infant and young children’s pants, but it can also be used for active sports wear such as ski pants.
Waist Offset Control: The new waist offset for pants suits and waisted dresses allows you to plus or minus the waist level up to 5 inches. Now you can fine tune the waist position of any drop-waisted or high-waisted dress or pant suit.
The Pattern Converter allows you to change any garment into the men’s wear draft which automatically changes the darting, shoulder extensions, neck widths and depths, armhole depths and crotch ease. Using this tool allows you to see the Marc adult male model versus Mia.
There is a lot to see and try that will enhance your designing experience. Visit us at http://www.livingsoftnw.com/DS7/DS7compare.htm to compare the new Dress Shop 7 Standard and Pro versions!
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