Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress
Tips for Varying the Sewing Pattern
A course by Juliet Uzor , Seamstress and Content Creator
About the video: Tips for Varying the Sewing Pattern
Overview
“I will share a few hacks with you so that you can maximise your sewing pattern to the fullest. ”
In this video lesson Juliet Uzor addresses the topic: Tips for Varying the Sewing Pattern, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress. Learn how to use a sewing machine and start creating unique outfits from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Tips for Varying the Sewing Pattern In this lesson, we'll be going through a few options on how to vary a sewing pattern, so that you can get the most use out of it. I have the sewing pattern here on the table, I have my front patterned pieces, I have my sleeves, and I have one of the skirts, the front skirts. One option could be to make your dress a sleeveless dress, which means that you would not be needing the sleeve. But then if you decide that you want to sew a sleeveless dress, this harm hole will need to be finished. You can finish off this arm hole by using something called a bias t...”
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Course summary for: Sewing Machine 101: Make Your First Dress
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Category
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Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing

Juliet Uzor
A course by Juliet Uzor
Juliet Uzor is an elementary school teacher based in London with a passion for sewing and inspiring others to create their own fashion pieces. She is a self-taught seamstress and the 2019 winner of BBC’s reality TV show Sewing Bee.
Juliet shares her passion for sewing through a diverse mix of content that includes writing a blog, creating video tutorials, sharing tips on Instagram, and writing clothes-sewing columns for a series of British craft and sewing magazines.
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