Design and Make a Dress from the '60s
Learn more about the materials
A course by Nivule + Pesci Rossi , Fashion Designers
Joined March 2021
Joined March 2021
About the video: Learn more about the materials
Overview
“Here you can see three videos in which we explain how to recognize the type of fabric by the way it burns.”
In this video lesson Nivule + Pesci Rossi addresses the topic: Learn more about the materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Make a Dress from the '60s . Discover the world of tailoring by learning how to modify an existing pattern to create multiple versions of the same dress.
Partial transcription of the video
“Additional Resources To understand the composition of the fabrics we can burn a corner. We always cut a small piece of fabric. We're trying to burn a cotton fabric, which is a vegetable and natural fiber. Let's set fire to one corner and, after having made it burn a little, we turn it off. We see that a white line forms on the outside of the fabric. When we go to touch it it is soft to the touch. This is ash and, in fact, it is clear. The smell is that of burnt paper and also the halo that remains on the fabric, so this line a little more yellow and then the one a little more black outside,...”
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Course summary for: Design and Make a Dress from the '60s
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Nivule + Pesci Rossi
A course by Nivule + Pesci Rossi
Novella was born into a very creative family and has never been a follower of current trends, always opting for her own signature style. After studying fashion design at the IED in Milan, she did some work experience at a small tailor's in Florence as well as at a bag-making company while working on her personal projects in her spare time. This is how she came to found Nivule, where she started to create her own dresses to sell on Etsy.
Tania has been fascinated by fashion and sewing since she was a girl, especially by the materials and textures of fabrics. After studying at AFOL Moda, she began to work in artisanal tailoring. Later on, she collaborated with a theater company and an artist, both of which left their mark on her style, until in 2011, she founded her own brand Pesci Rossi.
That same year, Novella and Tania crossed paths at A/mano Market in the the Italian city of Plasencia, and in 2015, they decided to join their hands and minds thus giving birth to Nivule + Pesci Rossi. They immediately began collaborating with graphic artists and illustrators to create dresses with truly unique prints.
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