Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“We’ll complete the final touches in this lesson, starting with hemming the dress. First, fold the hem by half a centimeter, press, and fold again by 1.5 centimeters. Pin in place, sew close to the edge and give it a final press to secure the stitches. With the main hem done, we’ll finish by hemming the sleeves.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Finishing Touches - 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 add final touches to our dress, and we're going to start off by hemming the dress. We would need to fold the hem, which is the very base of the dress, in by half a centimeter, give it a press, and then fold it in again by 1.5 centimeters. I'm just trimming off these frayed ends because I do not like the threads. They're kind of getting in the way. So I will need a ruler just to measure out that 0.5 centimeters. Using my ruler, I just need to make sure that I have it exactly at 1.5 centimeters. Yep. Just going to pin this in place. Just keep measuring to make s...”

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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 10253 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