
Explore step-by-step techniques to transform flat fabric into three-dimensional textiles, creating patterns, prints, and structures, guided by Dominique Ascertains' handmade craft in contemporary womenswear.
Dominique Ascertains introduces a fabric design masterclass. She shares her journey through Central Saint Martins, fashion week, launching a handmade, contemporary womenswear brand, and blending innovative and traditional techniques.
Learn to create structured fabrics through fabric manipulation techniques such as smoking, chivalry, ribbon falling, tackling, or layering, and master the full design process.
Learn shibori bubbles, a heat-activated technique from Japan that creates three-dimensional fabric structures used by haute couture designers, and master the necessary materials, steam, and high temperature.
Craft shibori bubbles by selecting synthetic fabrics such as organza, satin, chiffon, and gathering a range of beads, pins, scissors, strong thread, seam ripper, and a steam iron, plus sampling.
Explore the shibori bubbles technique by creating bead-embellished fabric samples, tightening with rope and twisting beads, then steaming and trimming to reveal a three-dimensional, shimmery pattern for garments.
Explore shibori bubbles inspiration via a black sweatshirt demo, featuring shimmery bottles of fake leather, holographic cuts, and beads of small, medium, and large sizes to spark your story bubbles.
Learn to create multicolor, three-dimensional sandwich fabric by stitching at least three layers, cutting the two upper layers, and manipulating the resulting rows into creative options.
Gather at least three fabric colors, print the template, measure fabric sizes with a ruler, then pin and sew using a sewing machine to create sandwich fabric.
Learn the sandwich fabric technique: cut three fabric layers, align top, middle, bottom, draw lines, stitch center outward with a running stitch, and fold to create a three-dimensional effect.
Explore how sandwich fabric manipulates garments in fashion design, as the lecture showcases dresses, jackets, and trousers created with sandwich fabric using silver, lemon, white cotton, and denim.
Welcome to the fascinating world of manipulating fabrics!
A place, where you will learn how to create three-dimensional, structured and unique textiles.
Ever wondered how to create your own, textured and stunning fabrics? How to turn a flat piece of fabric into an three-dimensional one? Ever asked yourself how these eye-catching fabrics from the runway shows are made? If yes, than this Masterclass will give you all the answers! Dominika, the founder of FABRIC CLASS, will share with you the whole process of manipulating fabrics and she will teach you how to create artisanal textiles.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS MASTERCLASS
In this course you will learn how to create step by step beautiful, textured textiles using various fabric manipulation techniques. You will design your own Shibori Bubbles fabric, than you will learn how to create layered sandwich fabrics and hand- smocked textiles.
This Masterclass will also teach you how to design tucks and you will stitch your own origami tuck fabric. In the end you will explore different folding variations and you will learn about decorative ribbon folding. During this course you will create your own fabric sample book, you will see beautiful inspirations and learn how to apply these techniques to fashion and accessories design projects.
WHAT YOU WILL GET
• Instant and unlimited access to this Fabric Manipulation Techniques Masterclass
• Downloadable templates
• PDF coursebooks for every chapter
• 24 exclusive step by step informational videos (over 2h)
• Exclusive access to our designer community
• An insider view on troubleshooting mistakes when they come up
• Additional support from Dominika inside the online community
• Videos in English audio (with optional polish subtitles)
• The ability to learn online anytime and at your own pace