Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation
Intarsia 1
A course by Laura Dalgaard , Knitwear Designer
About the video: Intarsia 1
Overview
“I will explain to you the difference between intarsia and jacquard. You will learn how to knit intarsia. ”
In this video lesson Laura Dalgaard addresses the topic: Intarsia 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation. Learn how to knit with multiple colors and combine organic shapes to create custom clothing.
Partial transcription of the video
“Intarsia In this lesson, I'll teach you how to do intarsia, which is the technique we'll use when we change color. First, let's look at this jacquard sample. Normally, you knit the jacquard in the round. You have both colors with you all the way so you have these floats on the backside, which may get very thick. The jacquard is very useful when you knit small repeatable patterns like this one, which is repeated multiple times, but if you have to do something with a bigger shape and color blocks, the intarsia technique is useful. You will also have a thin and elastic piece of garment. With t...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation
-
Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design

Laura Dalgaard
A course by Laura Dalgaard
Laura Dalgaard is a knitwear designer from Copenhagen, Denmark. She grew up in a family of artists, surrounded by creativity, before going on to study fashion knitwear at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. While studying for her MA, her work began receiving attention and attracting freelance projects that kick started her career.
Since graduating in 2018, Laura has built her own brand where she sells ready-made knitwear, knit kits, and knitwear patterns. She has also collaborated with clients including Anthropologie, The Maritime Museum of Denmark, and the Danish fashion house, Baum und Pferdgarten. She seeks to tell stories through color and composition in her designs, which she shares with over 30K followers on Instagram.
- 100% positive reviews (242)
- 9,966 students
- 19 lessons (3h 25m)
- 16 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever