Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“With the bodice and sleeve pieces complete, Elisalex, the founder of By Hand London now guides you through creating a simple, rectangle-based skirt with two layers for added fullness. You’ll learn to calculate the skirt’s width and length, cut the fabric, and add a second gathered tier for volume. This approach allows you to customize the measurements and achieve a flowing skirt that perfectly complements the bodice.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparing Your Fabric - Part 2, 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

“Now we don't have a pattern piece for the skirt because it's simply a rectangle, we can cut it directly from the fabric and everyone's skirt length is going to be a little bit different and everybody's skirt width will be a little bit different too so I'm going to explain to you how I calculated my skirt width and length and then you can apply the same principles to your own skirt. So first of all we need to decide how long our skirt is going to be. I have a two tier skirt so it's joined to my bodice at the waistline here and then it goes down to just above the knee and then I have an added...”

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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