Sustainable Fashion: Introduction to Upcycling
Sweater union
A course by Ximena Corcuera , Fashion Designer
About the video: Sweater union
Overview
“In this lesson I will teach you a weaving technique to join all the pieces of your sweater and finish with a final garment. Here you will join front, back and cuffs.”
In this video lesson Ximena Corcuera addresses the topic: Sweater union, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sustainable Fashion: Introduction to Upcycling. Give unused clothes new life with a weaving technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT 3 - LESSON 6 SWEATER UNION Perfect, we already have our two pieces of the sweater: the front and the back. I will show you the process to join both pieces and to join the fists so that we finally have our complete piece. It is important to know what the forward is and what is the reverse, what is the opposite. By putting the knuckles in the back, What we did was leave this texture to be the internal part. What we will do is put the first piece, that would be the one on the back, with the right looking towards our table and inside out as when we used it. And we splice the part of the up...”
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Course summary for: Sustainable Fashion: Introduction to Upcycling
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Upcycling
Ximena Corcuera
A course by Ximena Corcuera
Ximena grew up in a spontaneous environment surrounded by art and creativity, which led her to overcome her fear of processes and enjoy artistic experimentation as a way of life. From an early age she worked on different projects related to fashion, but it wasn't until later that she discovered that it was her passion. Ximena has more than five years of experience in the world of fashion, trends, experimental design, sustainable fashion, retail, and licenses, which has led her to learn from experts in countries such as Mexico, France, Spain, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador, among others.
She is currently working on her own project, where she seeks to generate cultural experiences responsibly through fashion and demonstrate its power as a channel for expressing ideas in order to connect with each other.
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