Crochet Garment Design: Pattern Making and Sizing
Measurements, construction and sizes
A course by Laura Algarra , Designer and Crochet Teacher
About the video: Measurements, construction and sizes
Overview
“Now I am going to explain how to work with standard measurements to design. I'll also show you how to use the tension sampler to calculate the stitches needed to knit your chosen prototype.”
In this video lesson Laura Algarra addresses the topic: Measurements, construction and sizes, 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
“Measurements, construction and sizes In this lesson I will explain the measurements, the construction and the sizes of this project. Before continuing I would like to clarify that the focus of this course is to design a pattern that other people can reproduce. Therefore, the measures that we will see are standard. This means that the measurements are not customized for each person. In crochet and knitwear design there is a reference website called the Craft Yarn Council. On that website you will find many resources of standard measures to design. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming and 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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