Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
Design your bag
A course by Julia Reyes Retana , Architect and Textile Designer
About the video: Design your bag
Overview
“To make this bag more special you will design it, here I tell you how I designed it, how I chose the range of colors and where I am inspired to choose the fabrics and colors that I use in my pieces. ”
In this video lesson Julia Reyes Retana addresses the topic: Design your bag, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine. Learn to create unique and functional pieces from scratch with your sewing machine.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that you've mastered patchwork and straight sewing, we'll move onto the most complicated lesson, this is the final project, the universal tote bag, which is this bag here. I designed it and I've done a template so you can design yours. The design is done, but you can use the colors you want. So, take your markers or colors or whatever you use and you can start to try color palettes. The way I made the bag is that it has this block of color in the center, which is where the pocket is, and it joins to the handles. And then, the bottom is the same and the top part contrasts a bit. That is ...”
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Course summary for: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
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Sewing, Textile Design

Julia Reyes Retana
A course by Julia Reyes Retana
Julia Reyes Retana is an architect who, since 2004, has been designing and sewing small collections of objects with textiles as the common thread. She also designs scenery, lighting, and costumes for theater, has a diploma, and has taught multiple courses on various textile techniques. All this led her to found her sewing brand, Chocochips, in 2015, where she produces her own collections and teaches sewing courses.
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