Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“This lesson guides you through all the tools and materials needed to make a dress from scratch. From paper and pencils for drafting to elastics and sewing machines for construction, you’ll learn what’s required at each step and how to adapt to what you have. Get ready to create with Elisalex, founder of By Hand London.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Dressmaking Essentials: Pattern Drafting and Sewing, 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

“In this lesson we're gonna be going through all the tools and materials that you need to make your dress. We'll start with everything that you need for the pattern drafting process. I've got some paper here to sketch out my design. Feel free to use your own pen and paper, sketch pad, whatever feels comfortable for you. Then we need a tape measure and that's to take our body measurements. Then we need some paper scissors and some pens and pencils. Again, this is kind of really up to you. You definitely need a pencil so that you can erase anything if you make a mistake. And then whatever perm...”

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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