DIY - Learn to Repair your Clothes with a Sewing Machine
What you'll learn
- You will learn to mend your clothes yourself! You won't have to pay a seamstress ever again, plus, your clothes will last longer!
Requirements
- You need to have a sewing machine and the basics of sewing (threads, scissors, machine needles, fabric chalk and measuring tape) and elastic to adjust pants waistband
- You need to know how to thread your sewing machine and to turn it on
Description
The virtual sewing courses for beginners by Gaia & Dubos are designed to teach you the basics of clothing and accessories repair so you may extend their lifecycle. By learning to mend your clothes, you will develop independence, save on seamstress expenses, and reduce your ecological and social footprint!
The techniques taught in this course:
How to sew a tote strap back on
How to imitate an overlock stitch to avoid frays
Understanding fabric grain lines
How to sew a patch pocket back on
How to adjust a pant’s waistband with an invisible elastic band
How to shorten and sew a hem
How to adjust a blouse or dress
Our students acclaim our course
"It's the first time I try to sew, and it's a success! The explanations are clear and precise." - Antony Massez
"The courses are fantastic! They are very clear and concise." - Sarah Paradis, Quebec City
"The sewing courses are really well done for beginners like me! The explanations are not progressing too quickly, which allows us to understand all the steps required to mend our clothes." - Anne-Marie Saulnier, Quebec City
Who this course is for:
- Beginners who don't have a clue about sewing!
Course content
- Preview05:07
- Preview03:14
- Preview03:21
- 03:08How to sew a patch pocket back on
- 06:10How to adjust a pant’s waistband with an invisible elastic band
- 05:19How to shorten and sew a hem
- 05:28How to adjust a blouse or dress
Instructor
![Léonie Daignault-Leclerc](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 8 Reviews
- 158 Students
- 3 Courses
Léonie Daignault-Leclerc est la designer et fondatrice de Gaia & Dubos, une marque québécoise de mode durable. Dans ses cours de réparation de vêtements et accessoires, elle vous dévoile les techniques de couture utilisées par les professionnels tout en vulgarisant l'information avec des explications et un visuel clairs.
Elle débuta sa carrière de créatrice de mode à l'âge de 12 ans, concevant des vêtements sur mesure pour elle-même et ses clientes. Léonie a un diplôme d’études collégiales en design de mode, un baccalauréat en commercialisation de la mode, et une maitrise des arts en mode, où elle se spécialisa en mode durable. Des stages à Paris, à Madrid et à Toronto l’ont aidée à forger son identité en tant qu’entrepreneure et designer, façonnant sa manière d’aborder l’industrie de la mode.