Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
The Sketch
A course by Laura Algarra , Designer and Crochet Teacher
About the video: The Sketch
Overview
“Next, I am going to show you how to easily draw a sketch that will turn your idea into a more concrete design and allow you to divide your garment into pieces that you can knit.”
In this video lesson Laura Algarra addresses the topic: The Sketch, 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
“the sketch In this lesson I will teach you how to make a sketch. It is not necessary to have many notions of drawing nor does the sketch need to be perfect. It is simply to capture the idea of the garment you want to knit into something we can have as a reference. In this case the final project is a sweater. It's a jersey that I thought of in the wake of brick changes on the facade of the museum. First of all, I will draw the neck. I know I want a rounded neck because it is more comfortable for me. Shoulders and the bottom of the sweater. Normally in the necks I usually add an elastic. At t...”
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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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