Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
Why Crochet? Basic Concepts and Materials
A course by Laura Algarra , Designer and Crochet Teacher
About the video: Why Crochet? Basic Concepts and Materials
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to teach you the essential materials to design in crochet, the characteristics of crochet stitches and the importance of the relationship between needle, thread and type of stitch.”
In this video lesson Laura Algarra addresses the topic: Why Crochet? Basic Concepts and Materials, 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
“Why crochet? Basic concepts and materials Now I will teach you the basic materials to design in crochet. I will tell you about the characteristics of the points and the importance of the relationship between the needle, the thread and the type of stitch that we are going to choose. On this table I have all the necessary materials for the course. We will start with the ball, which is our first element within the layout, the thread that will create the woven weft. We will continue with the scissors that we use to cut both when we finished as if we are doing color changes. I have two types of ...”
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Course summary for: Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
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Category
Craft -
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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