Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“In this final lesson, you'll complete your dress by attaching the gathered skirt to the bodice and adding a clean hem. You'll start by carefully sewing the waistband and stretching the bodice to ensure a smooth, even seam. After attaching, you'll adjust the hem to your preferred length, topstitch it, and remove any visible gathering stitches. Once these finishing touches are done, your beautiful dress is complete!”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Finishing Your Dress - Part 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing and Design Specialization. Master sewing techniques: from using a sewing machine to creating garments like dresses, trousers, peplum tops, and backpacks.

Partial transcription of the video

“So to sew the waistline of your dress we're going to be putting the skirt layer down on the bottom, the gathered skirt of the waist on the bottom of the machine just like we did last time and the sheared bodice layer will be on the top. I'm going to start my line of stitching at one of the side seams so just pop that in, usual 5 eighths of an inch seam allowance. You'll find that you'll be sewing your waistline seam very very close to the last line of shearing that you did. That's exactly what we want, we don't want to be too far away from the last line of shearing. So when you're happy wit...”

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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (74)
• 16843 students
• 11 units
• 83 lessons (15h 27m)
• 36 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Pattern Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling