Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
Stress Samples
A course by Laura Algarra , Designer and Crochet Teacher
About the video: Stress Samples
Overview
“Now I am going to explain to you in depth what a stress sample is and why it is essential to start a design from scratch. We need it like someone who needs a compass to navigate.”
In this video lesson Laura Algarra addresses the topic: Stress Samples, 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
“Gauge swatches In this lesson I will teach you the signs of tension, what they are and what they will be used for throughout our project. when you start weaving or if you are already familiar with other patterns, you will notice that there is a constant: the gauge swatch. Tension swatch appears in all patterns and it will not be less in this project. We need it like someone who needs a compass when going to the Amazon. I have already explained the points that we will use in our design. What we will have to do is weave a tension sample to take note of how many points and laps What we will ha...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
-
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.
- 99% positive reviews (380)
- 14,048 students
- 19 lessons (3h 38m)
- 35 additional resources (16 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
