ABSTRACT
To be successful with the draping or the drafting, fashion designers will need the appropriate tools. This chapter recommends some of those tools. In order to communicate effectively, it is necessary that designers are familiar with the terminology. The chapter provides the verbal tools designers need. The Costume Coordinator is responsible for the daily running of the costume shop, including budgeting, purchases, time management of all of the workers, and meetings with the Designer. The responsibility of the Cutter/Draper is to take the two-dimensional rendering of the costume or the garment design and be able to convert it into a two-dimensional pattern or a three-dimensional draping. The First Hand prepares work for Stitchers, assists the Cutter/Draper in fittings, with cutting, pattern-making, stitching, and alterations. The Stitcher is the person who sews the garment together. The Stitcher is supervised by the Cutter/Draper or the First Hand.
