About the video: First Steps for Sewing
Overview
“Master essential sewing techniques for creating garments, from keeping even seam allowances to navigating curves and corners. Juliet Uzor demonstrates how to align fabric with seam markings, control speed for straight lines, and use tools like tape as a guide. Practice will help you perfect curves and corners, building a solid foundation for all your home sewing projects. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: First Steps for Sewing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing and Design Specialization. Master sewing techniques: from using a sewing machine to creating garments like dresses, trousers, peplum tops, and backpacks.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we're gonna be going through the vital skills required for sewing clothes at home and how to operate your sewing machine. Over here I have a piece of fabric and I have it folded into two parts. I am going to pass this fabric through the presser foot and I'm going to pull down the lifter. I'll pull it down. Now you'll notice that I do not have the lifter right in the middle because we're done with all the testing and all the practicing. In order to actually start creating clothes you have to make sure that you follow a line and that line is called a seam line. Now different pr...”
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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization
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Craft, Fashion -
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Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Pattern Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling

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