Dressmaking: Design Your Own Dress Shirt
A course by LantokiFashion Designers
A course by Lantoki, Fashion Designers
Give personality to your wardrobe by creating your own dress shirts from scratch
The need to resort to designer stores to find a customized dress shirt with a perfect fit has come to an end. Now, you can make it yourself! Fashion designers Urko and Sandra, founders of Lantoki, are experts when it comes to combining style, quality, comfort, and practicality.
Learn all the steps and dressmaking techniques to make your own dress shirt, starting from printing the pattern, choosing and cutting fabric correctly, to sewing, and adding the finishing touches. Discover all the secrets behind this art form and give personality to your wardrobe with a garment created by your able hands, from start to finish.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 15 downloads
How to choose your size, print the patterns and glue them together
7 minutes, 19 seconds
Modifications of the pattern and tracing of the pieces
17 minutes, 44 seconds
Preparation of the tissue and positioning of the patterns
20 minutes, 39 seconds
Correctly cut the fabric and interlining 1
11 minutes, 47 seconds
Ironing and sewing the placket
11 minutes, 17 seconds
Sew darts
6 minutes, 45 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know Urko and Sandra’s career so far, and the story behind the creation of their brand Lantoki. See what their main aesthetic references are in fashion, as well as other areas like architecture and design.
In the second unit, take the first steps to create your shirt, looking at the materials and tools needed. Start by defining the size of the shirt and print a pattern that will be provided by the teachers, then learn how to make some changes to customize your shirt, adjusting the sleeves, collar, and pockets.
Once your pattern is ready, learn how to choose the right fabric, assess how much you’ll need and how to cut it accurately, transferring all the shapes of your pattern to the fabric.
Next, you’ll start to sew. Urko teaches how to prepare the front and back of your dress shirt, and how to sew them together. Prepare the buttonholes for the front of your shirt, sew the folds of the chest and waist, join the yoke to the back, as well as the shoulders, and sides.
In the fifth unit, your shirt will have taken shape, and you’ll proceed by sewing the sleeves with openings, folds, and cuffs. You’ll work on each section separately, eventually adding each section to your shirt. You’ll see that creating the sleeves is a crucial step in how well your shirt looks once you are done.
Lastly, you’ll sew on your collar, another key feature of your dress shirt that will need special attention. Then you’ll sew on the buttons, the pockets, and conclude the course with some finishing touches.
What is this course's project?
Make your own long-sleeved dress shirt, with collar and cuffs.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For artists, designers, or anyone interested in dressmaking, and wants to learn how to make their own clothes.
Requirements and materials
You will need a sewing machine and lots of enthusiasm for learning how to sew.
As for materials, you will need a measuring tape, paper to make your patterns, a printer, a pencil, an eraser, a ruler, pins, a sewing machine, an ironing board, fabric, buttons, and thread.
Reviews
- 7 days ago
Buen curso! Explica en detalle los pasos.
- 9 days ago
Ottimo
- 3 months ago
Está todo muy bien explicado y el paso a paso se entiende de forma muy clara. Aunque hay partes que al principio pueden parecer un poco complicadas para alguien principiante, si prestas atención y vuelves a revisar los vídeos las veces que haga falta, al final se entiende perfectamente y el resultado merece mucho la pena. Crear tu propia ropa es algo súper satisfactorio y divertido. Muchas gracias a los chicos de Lantoki por compartir tantos conocimientos de una forma tan cercana y didáctica.
- 5 months ago
BEST COURSE FOR BEGINNER
- 7 months ago
Voy algo lento con el curso porque tengo porco tiempo pero me ha gustado mucho, es claro y entretenido
The brand is known for creating simple, minimalist women's clothing with a unique and feminine feel. They place great importance on the quality of their clothing making them with natural fibers and professional finishes.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Introduction
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
Printing and preparing the patterns
- Materials and tools
- How to choose your size, print the patterns and glue them together
- Modifications of the pattern and tracing of the pieces
- U3
Fabric cut
- Recommended fabrics and required quantity
- Preparation of the tissue and positioning of the patterns
- Correctly cut the fabric and interlining 1
- Properly cut the fabric and interlining 2
- U4
Start sewing
- Ironing and sewing the placket
- Sew darts
- Sew the yoke on the back
- Shoulders with yoke
- Union of laterals
- U5
Fit sleeves
- Sew cuff opening and sleeve pleats
- Preparation of the sleeves and cuffs
- Fit sleeve on shirt
- U6
Neck and finishes
- Sew neck and neck foot together
- Sew collar to shirt
- Make buttonholes and buttons and sew the pocket
- Low
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to pattern making and clothing
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FAQs
This course is designed for people with basic sewing knowledge who want to refine their skills and learn how to professionally and personally tailor shirts.
You don’t need to be an expert, but having basic sewing skills and familiarity with a sewing machine is recommended to get the most out of the course.
You’ll need a sewing machine, scissors, measuring tape, tailor’s chalk, pins, recommended fabrics like cotton or poplin, buttons, interfacing, and a printer for digital patterns.
You’ll learn how to choose fabrics, take measurements, print and assemble patterns, cut fabric, sew and construct shirts, adjust sizes, make buttonholes and professional finishes, and customize your garments.
Yes, the course teaches how to adapt patterns for different sizes, modify length and fit, and personalize sleeves and details to your liking.
Yes, you’ll learn how to finish seams with an overlock, hem garments, attach collars, cuffs, and pockets, and achieve high-quality finishes on your shirts.
Yes, the course explains the characteristics of fabrics like poplin, cotton, and linen, and how to pick the best one based on design, season, and your experience level.