Upcycling and Transforming Old Garments

Overview

“To get started, I’ll share with you about my background, and how I started thrifting and sewing. We’ll also discuss how I turned those things into a full-time career as a content creator.”

In this video lesson Caitlin Trantham addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Upcycling and Transforming Old Garments. Learn to transform old garments into unique and sustainable pieces using sewing and customization techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello, I'm Cait, and welcome to my Domestika course. Before we get started, I would like to tell you a little about me. I grew up with very little money, but a very creative mother. It always felt that no matter how short we were in the finance department, she always had a way of making something from nothing. I grew up spending hours in thrift stores out of pure necessity. When I was younger, I definitely did not think it was cool, because at the time, it certainly wasn't. My mom also sewed, but mostly hurried Halloween costumes. I thought sewing looked like the most tedious and boring thi...”

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Course summary for: Upcycling and Transforming Old Garments

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (10)
• 579 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (1h 25m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Fashion

• Areas

  Costume Design, Upcycling