Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design
Cutting the Fabrics 2
A course by Selina Sanders , Designer
About the video: Cutting the Fabrics 2
Overview
“Following the same process as the prototype garment, in the second part of this lesson, I will finish preparing my fabric pieces for the bodice and the sleeves. ”
In this video lesson Selina Sanders addresses the topic: Cutting the Fabrics 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design. Breathe new life into old textiles by learning how to cut, assemble, sew, and customize unique garments using existing materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“We are now ready. To cut. our bot. Bye. I'm very excited to open them up so we can see the final finished bodice pieces. But first, I definitely want to address the idea that We shouldn't waste anything as much as possible. And what I mean by that is you can see right here, these are the pieces that I didn't end up using and they become waste technically, for the fabric that we've just cut. But there are many, many things that you can do with them. We can make a scrunchie out of them. We can make a headband. There's other things that we can obviously do, like maybe cut the ties of the garme...”
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Course summary for: Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Upcycling
Selina Sanders
A course by Selina Sanders
Selina Sanders is a fashion designer with over 16 years of experience working in the industry. Her mother was also a fashion designer and took her to fabric suppliers as a teenager which inspired her to collect vintage materials. Her mother also upcycled existing materials into new garments, paving the way for Selina’s career. Selina has worked in various areas of fashion from design to production for luxury, mid, and mass market retailers in the US, before starting her own namesake label in 2020.
Her brand, Selina Sanders specializes in small-batch fashion with a focus on one-of-a-kind upcycled garments and accessories. As an artist, she’s been featured in publications including Vogue, Marie Claire, and shares her work with over 99K followers on Instagram.
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