SKIRT SKILLS
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SKIRT SKILLS
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- Intro to the Custom Process (Video 10:53)
- Intro to Fabrics (Video 17:34)
- Fabric of the Day (Video 8:52)
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Intro to the Custom Process
lesson 1
Intro to this Course & The Custom Process
Let's get started!
In this lesson, I’ll give you a little overview of Skirt Skills and the steps of the custom sewing process, along with tips for how to approach this course. Enjoy!
Bonus Reading:
Learn a little more about the difference between custom sewing and fashion sewing in this post from my own blog called Two Myths of Learning to Make Your Own Sewing Patterns:
https://brooksann.com/two-myths-learning-make-sewing-patterns/
Intro to Fabrics
Lesson 2
Intro to Fabrics
Though you won’t need your chosen skirt fabrics in hand until you’ve worked your way to Part 5, this lesson will help prepare you to start brainstorming and researching the fabrics for your first custom skirt.
Bonus Links & Resources
Julie Parker’s Fabric Reference Book Series:
All About Cotton, All About Wool, All About Silk
My local fine fabric store Mulberry Silks:
mulberrysilks.net
Fine Fabric Stores:
finefabricstores.com
Vogue Fabrics:
voguefabricsstore.com
Mood:
moodfabrics.com
B & J Fabrics:
bandjfabrics.com
Blackbird Fabrics:
blackbirdfabrics.com
Spoonflower:
spoonflower.com
Britex Fabrics:
https://www.britexfabrics.com/
Share your favorite resources!
The Ultimate List of Online Fabric Stores by Closet Core Patterns:
https://blog.closetcorepatterns.com/the-ultimate-list-of-online-fabric-stores/
Wally’s Wisdom for Fabric Shopping Online from Seamwork Magazine:
https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2017/01/wallys-wisdom-5
Understanding Fabric Weight by Deer & Doe:
https://blog.deer-and-doe.com/12903-understanding-fabric-weight/
Burn, Baby, Burn! Video by Gorgeous Fabrics:
youtube.com/embed/080e99Ly9z4
Identifying Fabrics Using the Burn Test from the Sewing Directory:
thesewingdirectory.co.uk/identifying-fabric/
Burn Test Chart by Fabric Mart:
https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html
Love To Sew Podcast’s episode Fabrics 101:
lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes/episode-27-fabrics-101/
Love To Sew Podcast’s episode How Fabrics Get Made:
https://lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes/episode-204-how-fabrics-get-made/
Fabric of the Day - The Recipes of Fabrics
Fabric of the Day
The Recipes of Fabrics
Most Chapters in Parts 1-4 will include a "Fabric of the Day" video!
Most will be about a specific fabric, but this first FOTD video uses a cooking analogy to explain the difference between Fibers, Weaves, and Fabrics. I’ll also share fabric examples from my own “fabric stash”. Enjoy!
Bonus Links
More on plain weaves here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_weave
More on twill weaves:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twill
More on satin weaves:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin_weave
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The Collaboratory
The Collaboratory is where we can all work together and learn from one another!
Questions?
Email me anytime!I love seeing progress and helping students solve puzzles.