Fashion Specialization: Upcycling, Printing and Personalization

Overview

“Before we start sewing, we need to deconstruct our garments. I'll show you how to carefully remove your jeans and use as much fabric as possible for our backpack. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparing and Deconstructing Your Garment, 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

“We are now moving into separating all of the pieces and opening the seams on our jeans to use as much of the fabric as possible. Before anything, make sure you have pressed and ironed your jeans, that way they are easier to work with. I like to start by removing the back pockets and labels. The reason why we remove this is so that we can use these beautiful features into our final project and it also helps us clear out the space to be able to use more of our denim material. I'll be using a sharp mini blade to remove everything. This blade makes it a lot easier and faster and is typically sh...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (4)
• 655 students
• 7 units
• 88 lessons (11h 34m)
• 38 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

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