Refashioning Techniques for a Sustainable Wardrobe
Shorten sleeves and bottom
A course by Gaia Segattini , Fashion designer
About the video: Shorten sleeves and bottom
Overview
“In this lesson, we will begin transforming our sweaters. The watchword of this first step is "shorten". If you have an oversized sweater, perhaps for men, shortening the sleeves and bottom are the first things to do to get a more suitable and modern cut. I'll show you how to make the sweater with tape measure, chalk and a ruler. You will need these tools to trace the new bottom line and wrists. With the help of the scissors, we will cut the extra fabric and with the scissors, instead, we will open the seams on the hips. But be careful not to throw anything away, because it is in this lesson that we are going to create the thread we will need to create a new hem.”
In this video lesson Gaia Segattini addresses the topic: Shorten sleeves and bottom, which is part of the Domestika online course: Refashioning Techniques for a Sustainable Wardrobe. Learn to give old and forgotten garments a second chance through basic refashioning techniques and minimize your environmental impact.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. you'll join me in transforming the sweater you selected for this course. If you have an oversized sweater. the first step is to adjust its length for a more modern. contemporary fit. This will achieve a balanced look. To counter the sweater's excessive width. i suggest trimming it to about 5-10 cm below your waist. Personally. i measured myself and discovered that 55 cm suits me well. even though I'm not particularly tall. This adjustment will help achieve a more balanced and modern fit. So. begin by measuring from the side of your neck down to about 5-10 cm below your waist...”
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Course summary for: Refashioning Techniques for a Sustainable Wardrobe
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Category
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Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Upcycling
Gaia Segattini
A course by Gaia Segattini
Gaia Segattini is an Italian fashion designer who grew up between the hills and the sea in the region of Marche. She fell in love with fashion as a little girl and, thanks to her mother, learned to sew and knit from an early age. As a young woman, she decided to take that passion to a professional level and enrolled in the University of Urbino to study fashion design. After graduating, she worked as a consultant for different sportswear and streetwear brands and wrote for magazines like Glamour Italia until she finally started her own blog: Vendetta Uncinetta.
She moved from her blog to Instagram where she built up a significant network of contacts that eventually led her to organizing festivals centered around independent artisan crafts such as Weekendoit in Ancona and the knitting section ""Cucito su di te"" at the Abilmente fair. Her blog, coupled with these events, opened the doors to working with major companies including Enel, Ikea, BMW, and Stefanel. In 2018, she founded Gaia Segattini Knotwear, her own brand devoted to sustainable handcrafted knitwear made in Italy.
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