Burda Style For people who sew

This How-To will teach you how to use a technical croqui for drawing your flats. “Croqui” is French for sketch, and in the fashion realm ‘croqui’ refers to the female figure we draw clothes over. There are longer, thinner croquis used for fashion illustration, but for the purposes of this How-To we are using a croqui with more realistic proportions because we are drawing ‘flats’. Flats are technical, showing each detail of the garment: seamlines, zippers, buttons, darts, topstitching, etc.

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14 Comments

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  Oct 9, 2009, 02.33 PMby Almatinka

  Thank you for the idea!!! I looked on Google and found some of these. It’ll definitely help, as I am not good at drawing.
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  Sep 11, 2009, 08.30 PMby K Jane

  Hi, I tried clicking on the link for the PDF of the croqui, and it went to a blank page! help! Thanks
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  Aug 1, 2009, 04.43 PMby clauxic

  OMG!!! Thanks a lot!! i already have a croqui, but this one has a lot more details!!! I´m working in my final project of technical drawing. I feel good we use the same eraser and pen =)
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  Feb 11, 2009, 05.45 AMby Natural_Mommy

  This is so cool I am going to try and draw them. I am trying to make my own wedding dress but I think i might pass out before its over with. I don’t have the pattern just a picture of what it looks like. I don’t know how to make a pattern from just a picture and then wear it. I don’t know.. DO you have any advice?
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  Dec 5, 2008, 06.19 PMby deLadyBex

  Excellently said here and not so technical it can not be understood! thanks deLadyBex
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  Oct 30, 2008, 03.38 PMby kess

  this is perfect! i used this to draw a few designs and it makes things SO much easier
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  Aug 24, 2008, 04.56 AMby Amy-Jade

  Ah this is fantastic
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  Apr 7, 2008, 09.32 PMby britnlind

  You have made my life simpler with this. I had a design I needed to get out and I got it together in no time using this. You guys are so awesome!!
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  Apr 7, 2008, 08.48 AMby Olga

  This is great! I’m going to make a dress today. Thank you so much.
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  Apr 6, 2008, 07.33 PMby vickilinn

  Thanks sooo much, this was just what I was looking for.
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  Apr 6, 2008, 01.03 PMby ceregana

  Thanks guys! I already used it!
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  Apr 6, 2008, 04.36 AMby lauriana

  Nice! Like Zahra, I could really use this!
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  Apr 5, 2008, 12.22 AMby zahra

  yaaaay thankss for this wonderful hwto and the template !
  m so happy that my requset ws fulfilled! :) thanks alot burdastyle
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  Apr 4, 2008, 09.14 PMby peaudane

  I like the dress you drew. I hope we get it as a pattern!