Fashion Design for Kids, Teachers and Parents

This video was created to teach kids the basics of fashion design. Instruction included at the end for creating a fashion sketch, complete with fabric swatches and accessories. Supplies needed: - white card stock paper - an outline of a human form (a Croquis) traced or photocopied onto the paper. You can find many of these online. - colored pencils - a variety of fabric - scissors - some kind of glue or adhesive Key Moments: 0:00 Intro to fashion sketch & design for kids 0:16 Examples of fashion 0:46 Steps of fashion design 1:04 Use of a croquis or outline of a human form 1:21 Choosing fabric for the design 1:49 Draping the fabric 2:03 Stitching & sewing the fabric 2:45 Create your own fashion design! 3:11 Sketch a rough draft of your fashion idea on your scratch paper. 3:37 Choose a few squares of fabric to serve as inspiration. Select colored pencils that match 3:55 Begin drawing pieces of clothing on your body outline 4:19 After you have completed your clothing, add a face, some hair and accessories 4:30 Glue your fabric swatches on the side of your paper