Thursday 1st of August 2013
Learn how to cut a circle skirt from fabric and join it to a tank top to sew a dress.
In this lesson you will learn how to do a fitting, draft a circle skirt pattern, cut a one and two piece circle skirt, baste mark your skirt and tank top, then join the skirt to the top. You will also learn how to finish the seam joining the skirt to the top and how to even out the bottom edge of the circle skirt in order to get a professional finished look. Then learn how to sew a double folded hem on the circle skirt.
Duration: 94 mins
Video Chapters: 13 | Free Samples: 4
Released: July 2013
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Voice over: Arad Houshan
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Saturday 29th of June 2013
Learn how to remodel t-shirts to sew a dress with a gathered skirt.
In this lesson you will learn how to do a fitting to decide where to alter a t-shirt and a tank top for a dress, how to re-model the tank top for the skirt and mark the seam and hem lines and add allowances, how to sew gathering stitches and gather the top of the skirt, how to join the gathered skirt to the bottom of the t-shirt using stretch stitches by machine and sew the hem of the dress using multi zig-zag stitches by machine.
A quick and easy way to turn plain t-shirts or tops into a dress!
Duration: 53 mins
Video Chapters: 9 | Free Samples: 4
Released: June 2013
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Voice over: Arad Houshan
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Saturday 1st of June 2013
In this lesson you will learn how to cut and sew a button down long sleeve shirt.
Learn how to join the sleeves to the armholes, how to sew the cuffs and join them to the sleeves, how to sew the collar and join it to the neckline and how to sew the double folded shirt tail hem. How to find out how many buttons you will need for your shirt, measure and mark the placements of your buttonholes and sew the buttonholes by machine. Then secure the loose thread ends, sew on the buttons and press the finished shirt.
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Sunday 30th of December 2012
In this lesson you will learn how to cut and sew a button down long sleeve shirt.
Part A
Lear how to style and add ease to the bodice block and sleeve block patterns we learned how to draft in previous video lessons. Then you will learn how to draft the cuff and decorative sleeve plackets and create a shoulder yoke as well.
If you decide to use a store bought shirt pattern, you can follow along with the step by step instructions and learn how to sew your shirt.
In the follow up lessons you will learn how to draft the shirt collar pattern, add seam and hem allowances to the patterns, cut and sew your shirt out of muslin for a test fitting, make any adjustments if needed, then cut and sew your shirt out of the fashion fabric.
Part B (coming Jan 2013)
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Duration: 65+ mins
Video Chapters: 11 | Free Videos: 2
Released: Dec. 2012
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Voice over: Arad Houshan
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Sunday 7th of October 2012
Part A
Learn how to measure curtains and calculate how much fabric you will need for curtains hung from a pole or rod and a set of rings. Then square and cut your fabric, form and sew double folded hems along the bottom, heading and sides. You will also learn how to line your curtain using curtain lining.
Part B
Learn how to calculate the pinch pleats, then measure and mark the pinch pleats and spaces along the heading of your curtains, sew the pinch pleats and insert pin hooks to hang your curtains. Also learn how to measure for curtains hung on traditional traverse rods and where to position your hold-backs.
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