Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“Guided by Elisalex, the founder of By Hand London, you'll learn to draft a simple two-piece pattern for a relaxed-fit dress. With just a bodice and sleeve piece, this lesson covers using your measurements, understanding ease, and applying shearing for an ideal fit. Practical tips simplify each step, helping you create a foundational pattern ready for customization.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drafting Your Pattern - Part 1, 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 going to be drafting our pattern. For this dress I really wanted to create something super super simple to draft and sew. We're literally only going to be making two pattern pieces for this. We've got one piece that is for both the bodice front and back and then we have one sleeve piece and that's it. We can then cut our skirt pieces directly from the fabric, so all we need now is our pattern paper, our pattern master, our pen or pencil and a pair of paper scissors. And you also need to keep your measurements that you just took handy for reference. I'm just going to mov...”

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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (40)
• 8515 students
• 11 units
• 83 lessons (15h 27m)
• 36 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Pattern Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling