Laurens' Top Tips for accurate cutting out when dressmaking

Love it or hate it, cutting out your fabric before you start sewing up your garment is an essential step and getting it right can make a huge difference to your finished garment and help to make the construction process easier too.

In this video I want to share with you my top tips for cutting out your fabric, ready to sew your own clothes. From pre-washing and pressing to optimising the cutting out space you have, ensuring the fabric is on the straight grain, for knit and woven fabrics, as well as all the different options there are when it comes to actually cut into the fabric, I'm sure you will find hints and tricks to help you improve this stage and get a great finish on your dressmaking project.

Not sure how to pre-wash your fabrics? Check out my previous post on this https://guthrie-ghani.co.uk/blog/wash...

Prefer to my cutting out tips - check out the corresponding blog post for this video https://guthrie-ghani.co.uk/blog/my-t...