Elena' Fashion Design Workshop

22/06/2026

Online draping master academy has been created by Elena Ryleeva, highly skilled craftsmen, a master of draping and pattern-making. Extensive experience in the field covering all aspects of cloths making including tailoring, pattern cutting, draping, designing and design teaching gives Elena exclusive footing in observing and comparing various practices in order to find the most effective way of guiding apprentices.
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship
Throughout years of teaching Elena has been nurturing meditative patience and concise precision in tutoring. Using her huge practical knowledge Elena can answer any questions and instruct student how to solve even most intricate issues with their draping or pattern-making work.

Elena' workshops and guidance are inspirational as she encourages students to use creativity from the very first steps of their learning journey.
Through its scholarship programs our Draping Master Academy offers a video encyclopedia of draping, containing courses - about 90 hours of record in total, covering all levels and aspects of draping and most importantly presenting method of designing directly on a mannequin.

Draping courses are meticulously detailed, explaining step by step draping process, 24/7 access to video-lessons given to students provides straight forward opportunity to master draping skills from scratch at any time with unique educational feature to learn directly from and be guided by the master tutor.
All in all, we are proud to say that we have a virtual platform which is fully equipped to transfer skills learning of high level!
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship

21/06/2026

"Corset draping&design" course is a part of Ultimate Couture draping online course.
"Corset draping&design" provides skills and knowledge for corset design, corset construction/draping and pattern creation.
The course starts from introduction of corset development throughout fashion history going as far as 16 century and gives an overview on the contemporary interpretation of this unique clothing item by influential fashion designers presenting the latest trends as well as iconic pieces.
The first part of the course “Draping of basic bodice-bustier” will equip students with practical steps of creating off-shoulder basic bodice/bustier patterns through draping techniques. The patterns can be further used for corset development, for strapless dress as well as a foundation of strapless bodice where additional underlying support is needed.
The second part introduces the designing process which starts from either just an idea or from a sketch. The process is rather intuitive as you create a prototype directly on a dress form following your inspiration, observing the work - proportions, shape, contour, lines etc. The work ends up with a set of patterns as well.
The third part provides an inspiring and exciting opportunity of using the existing patterns of the corset and re-design, re-construct the corset into a new style on a dress form. This process will be also completed with a set of patterns for the new corset style.

Apply for this course as a single module or learn within a sizable online program Ultimate Couture Draping course that covers all aspects of garment draping from the "beginner" level to advanced and progressing further to the "mastery" level.
EWST scholarship offers cover Ultimate Couture draping course. Check Package No 1!

20/06/2026

EWST Scholarship program is having major updates! Now we offer three packages. https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship

Package 1 - Ultimate Couture draping course with newly added "sleeves draping"
Students get:
Up to 3 years of access to videos lessons
more then 30 assignments,
68 hours of lessons record.

Package 2 - "Draping garment inspired by fashion history" which is supported by additional course "basic draping"
Students get:
Up to 2 years of access to video lessons
More than 30 hours of record
12 modules/projects total with 4 sub- projects

Package 3 - Combined, including Ultimate Couture draping course and "Draping garment Inspired by fashion history". This program is cost effective and encyclopedic by its nature. This unique package gives an exclusive chance to learn draping in depth as a techniques, as a creative method of sculpturing and most importantly as an effective alternative to flat pattern-making and to design garment on the dress-form and to make patterns through draping using contrived style lines.
Students get
Up to 4years of access to video lessons
More than 86 hours of record
About 40 assignments

Full tutor support and feedback is provided within the period of learning.
Elena communicates with each student individually, not on group, the privacy of communication is guaranteed.

Upon the course completion the student is awarded with certificate and attached transcript.

Scholarship requirements:

Dedication to study, commitment to produce the body of work within a given time-frame, and willingness to document and submit all assignments.
Upon an enrollment, student is required to submit portfolio (visual materials proving her/his current design work in progress - photos, images, drawings etc).
Basic sewing skills are required, some pattern making skills are advantageous.
The applicant must be able to communicate ( speaking, writing, listening) in English.

Application is rather straightforward - fill up and submit the form, and email the samples of your work or your portfolio. The admission is selective, sharing your work samples is a MUST.
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship

04/06/2026

NEW COURSE "DRAPING SLEEVES" IS AVAILABLE! https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/drapingsleeves
"Draping sleeves" course consists of three units Set-in sleeve, Raglan sleeve and Dolman sleeve. Each of this unit comes with sub-projects: set-in sleeve with additional version - sleeve with self-gusset, raglan sleeve coat comes with raglan sleeve development, Dolman sleeve unit which demonstrates the draping of Balanciaga S-curve coat provides few versions of the coat based on developed patterns. At the end of each unit the students will
achieve a full set of patterns for a particular sleeve style.
Skills level: intermediate and advanced
Drafting of set-in sleeve - a pattern-making course is also added to the course as extra learning materials.
You will get:
12 months access to the video-lessons
More then 10 hours of lessons record
70 pages of downloadable instructions
Tutor support and feedback
Certification
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/drapingsleeves

03/06/2026

28/05/2026

Tailcoat inspired jacket draping course. https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/draping-jackets-inspired-by-historical-costume
The tailcoat’s origins lie in the adaptation of the frock. In the late 1700s, the front of the long frock’s skirt (the portion below the waist) was increasingly cut away to make the coat possibly more practical for horseback riding. By the end of the century, all that was left of the skirt was its rear which was divided in half by a long center vent resulting in two “coattails”. This new “tail-coat” was soon adopted as the new dress coat for day and evening wear.
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/draping-jackets-inspired-by-historical-costume
The course comes with sub-project "Vest draping" and subsequently consists of two parts.

26/05/2026

Very well executed bodice with sculptural properties. Navy Duchess satin 👌👌👌Spencer, UK.
Ultimate Couture Draping course, Scholarship program
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship

24/05/2026

Good news! High quality custom-made tailor dress forms now available from lideimmagine. This Italian company can produce fully customized mannequins based on your personal measurements. Standard production time is approximately 90 working days. Quite expensive, yes, but I believe it is a good investment for those who want to use the mannequin for own garment pattern-making and sewing purposes.
The company also offers a standard-size (one size only), cost-effective solution for basic use, particularly suitable for students.
I've been approached by lideimmagine.com via email communication, so here I am sharing some images and info from their catalog.
https://www.lideimmagine.com/manichini-sartoriali/
Company contact page: https://www.lideimmagine.com/lideimmagine-pagina-contatti/

20/05/2026

I am often asked to demonstrate how I pin my muslin prototypes in order to observe&analyze my work before I proceed with paper patterns. Here is my sharing.

16/05/2026

Corset Draping&design. Excellent work. Jennifer, USA.
Ultimate couture draping course, scholarship program.
https://www.ewstfashionlab.com/scholarship