Traditional Dressmaking Techniques: Make Your Own Skirt

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn how to correctly position the pattern on the fabric, referring to the indications indicated.”

In this video lesson Sara Forlini addresses the topic: Positioning and Cutting of Skirt and Waistband, 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

“Positioning and cutting of skirt and strap In this lesson, I'll show you the correct placement on fabric referring to the words on the pattern. First, let's place the pattern center front on the fold of the fabric. Later, we start placing the pins. Take one pin at a time and start placing them starting from the top. Now you can proceed by tracing the centimeters of allowance for the seams, starting from the bottom line, leaving 2 cm, the center line behind another 2 cm and the waist line 1 cm. To do this, take the chalk and tape measure. If you prefer, you can join the dotted points, or pro...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 92% positive reviews (26)
• 1566 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 59m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing