Editing Costume (section)

== Costume construction ==
A costume technician is a term used for a person that constructs and/or alters the costumes.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://theatre.uoregon.edu/costume-technician/|title=Costume Technician}}</ref> The costume technician is responsible for taking the two dimensional [[sketch (drawing)|sketch]] and translating it to create a garment that resembles the designer's [[Artistic rendering|rendering]]. It is important for a technician to keep the ideas of the designer in mind when building the garment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/m/making-stage-costumes/|title=Making Stage Costumes|website=www.vam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-11-16|date=25 January 2011}}</ref>

=== Draping and cutting ===
Draping is the art of manipulating fabric directly on a dress form or body form as the first step to create a pattern. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.designersnexus.com/fashion-design-industry-information/what-is-fashion-draping/|title=What is Fashion Draping? And Why Should Designers Learn How to Drape?|date=2013-11-21|work=Designers Nexus|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref> A body form can be padded to a person's specific measurements. Flat drafting is the art of drawing patterns onto paper based on measurements to create a pattern. 

Cutting is the act of tracing a pattern onto fabric and cutting out the pieces. These pieces are put together to create a final costume.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.stevenson.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/fashion-design/blog-news-events/what-you-need-to-know-about-draping-as-a-fashion-design-student |title=What you need to know about draping as a fashion design student! {{!}} Stevenson University |website=www.stevenson.edu |access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> In costuming, the person who creates a pattern is called a cutter/draper, and in fashion this person is more commonly called a pattern drafter, though both techniques may be used in both fields. Draping is especially useful with stretchy fabrics or bias cut garments as the maker can see how it will be effected by body curves and the pull of gravity.