Custom Curtains
To ensure the best results in our garment
making, J&O Studio Ltd provides you with a toile-making service and fitting
sessions. This allows us to see that your garment design fits the body as is
required and expected by the person for whom it is intended. You can book out
toiling and fitting service as a standalone project, or incorporate it into the
run of a complete garment making booking
The toile, which is the initial prototype of each garment, will be created in calico or a fabric similar to the final garment to be fitted on the body. In most cases, only one toile is needed.
Once we have prepared the toile, the next step
is a fitting made on a suitable model to ensure that all parts of the garment
measure exactly as they should. Detailed measurements will be taken of the
model at each assessment and fit; comfort and aesthetics will be analyzed.
A ‘toile’ is the fashion manufacturer’s term
for a dummy garment, created from fabric that is inexpensive, but of a similar
weight to the cloth that will be used in the finished item. A toile is created
either as a full or half garment, and is used to check the fit, fall,
construction, silhouette and finish of your piece.
During the toiling process, first comments are
made. These are your chance to make alterations to the pattern of your garment
prior to using the real, more expensive fabrics in the sample. In a toile, you
will see your design the real world for the first time, and begin to mould it
so it achieves the appearance in the flesh that you have in your mind.
We offer toiling and fitting for any
commission, whether it’s a one-off production for a fashion show or private
client, or a garment destined for a production run. We offer a free first
fitting, and free calico fabric for your toile. Please supply a model for your
fitting, who is representative of the target size for your design. This allows
our toilers and fitters to see how your garment design will fall on the body of
the person for whom it is intended.
We deliver every stage of the pre-production and production process, from first pattern cutting and alteration to final samples and the production run itself. Having problems with your pattern cutting, fabric cutting or toiling? We can step in at any stage of your process, to offer advice and correction. Working together, we’ll make sure your design leaves the page perfectly.