Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
Influences
A course by Laura Algarra , Designer and Crochet Teacher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will tell you what my influences are and how they manifest themselves in the different facets of my work as a designer, teacher, communicator and creative.”
In this video lesson Laura Algarra addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing. Learn the basics of designing a crochet sweater, from creating a professional pattern to determining size.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this lesson I'm going to tell you a little more about my influences. I would like to start by telling you about one of my biggest influences, both when designing and when teaching. As I have told you, I studied Early Childhood Education and I specialized in Montessori education. The Montessori method is aimed at the education of the smallest, however, many of its principles are something that accompanies my day to day. One of the concepts of the Montessori method it is self-education. Maria Montessori conceived of children as active agents of their education, that is, they did...”
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Course summary for: Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
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Category
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Areas
Crochet, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Laura Algarra
A course by Laura Algarra
After training as a kindergarten teacher in London, Laura Algarra stumbled upon the world of knitting and crochet while creating her own educational resources. She is currently a crochet garments and accessories designer with her own brand of knitting accessories, as well as an active Instagram community of over 35K followers. She is also the creator of the podcast Craftivity.
On Instagram, she began sharing her early work and designs and little by little collaborations with clients and publishers such as Anchor Crafts, Crochet Now Magazine, Katia Yarns, and The Sewing Box came along.
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