Create a Dress from Scratch
Assembly and preparation of the dress
A course by Natalia Londoño , Fashion Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Assembly and preparation of the dress
Overview
“When you have all the pieces cut into your final fabric, marked the clips and rights of the fabric, you will proceed to assemble the dress using the sewing machine. At the end of the lesson, you will have the dress sewn without terminations (no hem, no bias, and no labels).”
In this video lesson Natalia Londoño addresses the topic: Assembly and preparation of the dress, 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
“Assembling and making the dress I now have the pieces of my specific pattern cut into the final fabric. I have the two parts of my sleeve, the front, and the back. I've cut two additional pieces, which will be the belt, and I also have 2.5 cm of bias binding for the neck. For the belt, I have two equal pieces that I will join in the center which will give me the specific length to tie at the waist. Now we are going to start making the pieces. I'm going to start with the darts on the front pattern, making sure I'm sewing on the wrong side. Remember that for the darts, we have the starting po...”
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Course summary for: Create a Dress from Scratch
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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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