Create a Dress from Scratch
Materials and tools
A course by Natalia Londoño , Fashion Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Materials and tools
Overview
“To start the unit, I will tell you what are the materials and tools necessary to develop a basic dress. I will tell you what their functions are and at what moments of the design and preparation process you will need them. ”
In this video lesson Natalia Londoño addresses the topic: Materials and tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create a Dress from Scratch. Learn basic experimental pattern techniques and create garments by designing silhouettes from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials and tools Hi, it's great to have you here. I'll tell you about the materials we'll be using. A long ruler, a 90° triangle, final fabric, test fabric, thread, a sewing machine with straight stitch and zigzag stitch, colored markers for identifying the lines, an awl or white pencil for marking the darts, a pencil, an eraser for drawing our figures, a marker to mark the stickers, fabric scissors and paper scissors, pins, a tape measure, a table of measurements, a blank figure, paper or card stock for my patterns, an invisible zip and metal guide, which are both optional. It's optiona...”
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Course summary for: Create a Dress from Scratch
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Category
Fashion -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Natalia Londoño
A course by Natalia Londoño
Natalia Londoño is the founder and creative director of her namesake brand of women's appeal NATALIA LONDOÑO. Her education includes a degree in Design Engineering for Product Lines with a focus on Sustainable Design from the EAFIT University (Medellín, Colombia), a specialization in Strategic Design and Innovation from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (Medellín, Colombia), and a Master's degree in Fashion Design from the European Design Institute (Barcelona, Spain).
She draws her inspiration from art and architecture and uses her work to empower women by transforming clothing into a form of inner expression. Natalia is also passionate about studying trends and altering and adapting shapes, volume and silhouettes to the human body in clothing design.
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