Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes
Sewing and Adding Features
A course by Luisa Hurtado , Fashion Designer
Transform second-hand garments into unique fashion pieces! Create your own upcycled backpack and accessories.
About the video: Sewing and Adding Features
Overview
“In this lesson, we will sew and line the makeup bag. Then, we will add the closing feature using a reused button to finish it.”
In this video lesson Luisa Hurtado addresses the topic: Sewing and Adding Features, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes. Transform second-hand garments into unique fashion pieces! Create your own upcycled backpack and accessories..
Partial transcription of the video
“So here I have two of the long pieces that I pressed and then now we are going to bring them together this way. And you can use sewing pins or clips to put them together. Now we are going to sew straight right here about a centimeter or half an inch. Remember to go back and forth a few times whenever you start and you finish. When you get to this part make sure your seams are flat and then keep sewing. Remember to double check the top as well as the bottom because you also have a seam right here. Now that you have something like this go ahead and press it really good from the front and the ...”
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Course summary for: Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Upcycling
A course by Luisa Hurtado
Luisa Hurtado is a talented fashion designer and content creator specialized in upcycling and sustainable fashion. With an outstanding career, Luisa has collaborated with important brands such as Levi's and has presented her collections at various fashion events.
Her passion for sustainable practices and teaching others to see value in fashion as a path to bringing other original pieces to life has positioned her as a respected figure in the upcycling community.
She is known as designerluisa on platforms such as YouTube and Tiktok, where she exposes her innovative and creative approach to upcycling, capturing the attention of a wide audience, inspiring many to adopt more sustainable fashion practices.
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- Level: Beginner
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