Reza's Shape by Angle vs Gathers: How Pattern Makers Create Fabric Shape – ISOT Lesson 26

What is the difference between gathers and Shape by Angle in tailoring? This lesson explains two shape-making techniques used in tailoring: gathers and Shape by Angle, a term coined by Reza at the International School of Tailoring. Reza explains both techniques as part of the Law of Relative Length, an umbrella tailoring principle also coined by Reza to explain how shape is created in cloth. The purpose of this video is to show why not all gathers create shape, how ordinary gathers differ from shape created through opposing angles, and how these principles appear in real tailoring applications. This is not just a lesson on gathering fabric. It explains the difference between fullness, shape and controlled distortion, so students can understand when gathers are simply excess cloth and when they are actually being used to create form. In this lesson, you will see: • What gathers are in tailoring • How gathers can create shape in cloth • Why not all gathers create shape • How Shape by Angle differs from ordinary gathers • How Reza defines Shape by Angle as a tailoring principle • How Shape by Angle appears on sleeves and under collars • Practical exercises for understanding gathers and Shape by Angle This is ISOT Lesson 26 in Module 1 of the ISOT Online Coat Making Course. It is one of Reza’s shape-making theory lessons and connects directly to the wider Law of Relative Length. ➤ GET YOUR PURPLE BOX (TRADITIONAL & PAGODA BUNDLE): https://www.internationalschooloftail... ➤ ATLAS TAILOR'S THIMBLE: https://www.tailorsthimble.com ➤ ECLIPSE RULER SET: https://www.internationalschooloftail... // CHAPTERS // 00:00 - Welcome to ISOT Lesson 26 00:55 - Introduction to gathers and Shape by Angle 01:50 - Gather technique 02:35 - Examples of gathers 04:59 - Where gathers are used 06:39 - Exercise 1: Single layer gather 09:11 - Exercise 2: Gather held with tape 10:20 - Exercise 3: Double layer edge gather 11:29 - Shape by Angle technique 14:02 - Examples of Shape by Angle 16:01 - Shape by Angle on sleeves 17:15 - Shape by Angle on under collars 18:34 - Caution 20:00 - Exercise 1: Curve intensity 21:10 - Summary 21:38 - Donations #gathers #shapebyangle #tailoringtheory