Traditional Dressmaking Techniques: Make Your Own Skirt

Overview

“The time has come to enrich the skirt. Before moving on to the fabric, I'll show you how to create the decoration on paper, which is always the basis of everything.”

In this video lesson Sara Forlini addresses the topic: The Pattern of the Decorative Panel, which is part of the Domestika online course: Traditional Dressmaking Techniques: Make Your Own Skirt. Learn how to create a skirt using traditional dressmaking techniques, from the initial design and pattern to the final stitch.

Partial transcription of the video

“The pattern of the decorative panel In this lesson, we will enrich our skirt making the decorative panel, initially tracing it on paper. The part that I have decided to change is the one that goes from the side line along a part of the life line, center front up to part of the bottom line. What you will make is a pleated panel which you will obtain by tracing with the other sheet of model paper the part of the skirt model you are interested in. To do this, you will need to divide the pattern as many times as there are folds you want to make. In this case I will create 5. Now I'm going to pl...”

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Course summary for: Traditional Dressmaking Techniques: Make Your Own Skirt

• Level: Beginner
• 92% positive reviews (24)
• 1524 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 59m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing