Sewing for Beginners: Make a Unique Dress
A course by Valentine , Content Creator and Sewing Expert
Make a dress that reflects your personality with a simple sewing pattern, the fabric of your choice, a sewing machine, and the advice of an expert
Make a dress that reflects your personality with a simple sewing pattern, the fabric of your choice, a sewing machine, and the advice of an expert
What could be more rewarding than wearing unique clothes that you have created yourself? Join Valentine and learn how! The founder of the blog Happy as a bee is passionate about colorful fabrics, DIY fashion, and content creation. The secret to her happiness is sewing and passing on her knowledge to her community.
In this online course, learn how to make a simple and elegant dress from a sewing pattern designed by you. Create an original textile piece that you won't see anyone else wearing. Ready to become the architect of your own style?
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 17 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (35)
- 1,662 students
- 16 lessons (2h 19m)
- 17 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: French
- French · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a simple, elegant mira dress in your own style.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with a passion for sewing who wants to learn how to complete a project from start to finish.
Requirements and materials
To take the course, you need simple sewing materials (specified in the first unit) and a sewing machine.
Reviews
After an initial career in engineering, Valentine decided to take a completely different path: that of creative arts and textile design. Nowadays, she runs her own blog Happy as a bee and an Instagram account with thousands of followers. She shares her lifestyle favorites, DIY tips, and sewing patterns that anyone can try their hand at.
Her popular and original textile creations are inspired by fashion and have already caught the eye of brands such as My Little Coupon, Jacadi, Ma Petite Mercerie, and Pilot.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Setup and Preparation
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The Materials You Will Need
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Mood Board and Search for Inspiration
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The Choice of Fabric
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U3
Before You Start
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Taking Measurements
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Preparing the Pattern
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The Drawing of the Pieces on the Fabric
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U4
The Making of the Dress
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Cutting the Fabric
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Preparing the Pieces Before Sewing
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Assembling the Top of the Dress
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Assembling the Sleeves
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Assembling the Skirt and Finishes 1
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Assembling the Skirt and Finishes 2
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U5
Experimenting With Styles
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Other Versions of MIRA
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Sharing the Creation
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FP
Final project
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Sewing for Beginners: Make a Unique Dress
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
dixx
Great
ebinaghi
PlusInsegnante simpatica e competente. Le spiegazioni sono chiare e alla portata di allievi principianti.
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marjoleinpaalvast
Clear instructions, suitable for beginners, enthusiastic teacher, gives you a variety of options and choices for making your own garment
fabianabertilli
Explicaciones muy sencillas y bien explicadas.
Me encantó su personalidad, con mucho gusto haría otro curso con esta profesora.
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ofegema
Fantástica. Explica muy bien y está siempre sonriendo
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