Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“Chinelo Bally will show you how to cut the peplum or skirt using a folded square technique to create a circular ruffle effect. You’ll learn to cut the outer fabric and lining, add seam allowances and a zip opening, and apply fusible interfacing for added structure. These steps will prepare the peplum for sewing onto the finished bodice.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Folding, Mapping, and Cutting - 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

“In this lesson I'm going to be showing you how to cut the peplum or the skirt if you were making a dress for instance. So it's going to be going through the same thing that we did when we were making the bodice. So we'll be folding then mapping out the measurements onto the folded pieces of fabric and then we'll cut it out. If you wanted to make a dress for instance you could just make sure that your shoulder to your hem measurements is longer than the shoulder to hem measurement for a top so your hem essentially is where the dress or the top will end. So you want to start off with a piece ...”

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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