Specialization: Fashion Craftsmanship with Handmade Techniques

Overview

“The main feature that defines my work is the surface detailing. My inspirations include origami 3D embellishments, quilting to create shadow and light (chiaroscuro), as well as the tailored severity of military uniforms and vintage Victorian jackets, especially the sleeves. Many other things inspire me too. In this lesson, I will delve into the main ones and explain what I love about them. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Influences | Monisola Omotoso, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization: Fashion Craftsmanship with Handmade Techniques. Learn modern hatmaking techniques to design and create unique felt hats using traditional tools and methods.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you about my influences. They're very varied. And I tend to like things like texture. Embellishment, but also architectural forms as well. Origami. painting. Caravaggio and Vermeer in particular. But let's start with... The Lamban book. I first discovered this book in the library at university doing a project for my first year. mainly with Lamban. The attention to detail was always about textile embellishments. And what I particularly loved about it There's a method. that I discovered in the book, a quilting method called trapunto, which added in detail ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization: Fashion Craftsmanship with Handmade Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 97 students
• 8 units
• 123 lessons (22h 17m)
• 48 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Needle Felting, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Shoe Design, Textile Design, Upcycling