Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“Join Monisola Omotoso in the fascinating world of pattern drafting, where you’ll explore advanced techniques like symmetrical darts, smoothing curves, and precise seam squaring. Using specialized tools, you’ll learn to work on the waistband, square seams, and perfect pattern lines. These skills will help you achieve professional, polished patterns for any garment.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Darts, Curves, Squaring off, and Seam Allowance, 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 look at some more pattern cutting techniques, darts, curves, squaring off and seam allowances. The first technique I want to show you is how to trace off the waistband from the working pattern and then how to square the side seams off for the front and the waistband. Let's get started. First, we'll put some tracing paper over the working pattern and plot the area that I'm going to be tracing. So I first do that by doing dots at the first four corners. I then use my pattern master to draw this first section, just like this. The template that I'm using underneat...”

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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