In modern education, the effectiveness of learning is directly related to the quality of educational content, methods and teaching aids. Watching educational videos at technology lessons enlivens the learning process, allows us to see the final result of the actions performed in practical classes, and makes it possible to replay those actions that are difficult to understand and reproduce. The issue of selecting educational video content that meets the new standards of education, understandable and available to a certain category of students, has acquired particular importance recently, particularly with the introduction of distance learning. The relevance of this issue is confirmed by the results of a survey conducted among teachers, the purpose of which was to identify difficulties in the selection of educational video content for technology lessons, the level of knowledge about the types of educational video, the necessary skills to make their own video; digital educational resources used by teachers in their work. The purpose of this article is to analyze the didactic opportunities of using educational video in technology lessons to study the topic «Technology of processing textile materials». The main methods for studying the problem are a survey and a pedagogical experiment, the essence of which is the introduction of new techniques and methods of pedagogical influence on the formation of students' skills and abilities in mastering the technology of processing textile materials with the help of educational video. The theoretical significance of the work is in the analysis of the literature on the issue. In addition, the system of requirements for educational video was theoretically substantiated and developed. The practical significance of the article lies in the proposed methodological material on the use of educational video in technology lessons to study the topic « Technology of processing textile materials».