Fashion Specialization: Upcycling, Printing and Personalization

Overview

“In this lesson, you will get to grips with how to understand the info sleeves on packs of yarn, and we will look at different types of yarn so that you can begin to tell your cotton from your acrylic and choose the best material for your project. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Choosing Yarn, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion Specialization: Upcycling, Printing and Personalization. Transform old garments into unique, sustainable fashion pieces by mastering upcycling techniques and essential sewing skills.

Partial transcription of the video

“Choosing yarn In this lesson I'll show you different sorts of yarns, what they're made of, their material qualities, and we'll look at labels to understand what they mean. The first yarn I have here is a DK which stands for double knit. That means it's thin. Anything that's 4-ply, DK, means it's thin and needs a small hook. This particular one is a cotton. Cotton obviously comes from a plant and it's really tough. This jumper I'm wearing which is bouncy and fluffy is made of woollen acrylic. Cotton, if you knit up or crochet up, as we'll do, has a drape, so it hangs really heavily, but it's...”

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Course summary for: Fashion Specialization: Upcycling, Printing and Personalization

• Level: Beginner
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• 655 students
• 7 units
• 88 lessons (11h 34m)
• 38 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Costume Design, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Printing, Upcycling