Sewing Clothes for Fashion for Improvers – Half-termly
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What will I learn? Make a piece of clothing of your choice, your tutor will discuss this with you at the first session and give advice and guidance on pattern selection. You will have the opportunity to learn about:● Interpreting and adapting a commercial pattern.● Personalizing your project exploring design detailing.● Selecting suitable fabrics and […]
Sewing for Fashion – Further Skills in Pattern Cutting
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What will I learn? The course aims to extend and develop pattern cutting skills learnt in our introduction to pattern cutting course, it is also suitable for beginners who would like to start creating patterns. On this course you will learn how to create a skirt block to your own body measurements or to standard […]
Sewing for Fashion – Get Started with Dressmaking – Workshop
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What will I learn? This course aims to enable you to become confident in using the basic features of your sewing machine and to learn how to take body measurements to enable you to buy the correct size commercial pattern confidently.During the course learners will:• Learn how to thread correctly your sewing machine.• Gain knowledge […]
Sewing for Fashion – Introduction to Pattern Cutting
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What will I learn? The course aims to introduce you to the basics of pattern cutting. This will enable you to use these techniques to develop and experiment with styling variations on existing patterns or progress to one of our further skills in pattern making courses, where you will learn to create and fit a […]
Sewing for Fashion – Introduction to Pattern Cutting
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What will I learn? The course aims to introduce you to the basics of pattern cutting. This will enable you to use these techniques to develop and experiment with styling variations on existing patterns or progress to one of our further skills in pattern making courses, where you will learn to create and fit a […]
What will I learn? How to use your fitted moulage to create your own bodice blocks ready to develop a pattern/s. Is this course for me? This course is for only those who have attended our Sewing for Fashion – Make a Moulage Part 1, 2 and 3 workshops. What do I need to bring? […]
Sewing for Fashion – Pattern Cutting for Beginners
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Additional Information Please note, if you wish to bring your sewing machine for use and it is more than one year old, we require that is had a Portable Appliance Test (PAT test) within the last two years to abide by Health and safety regulations. This must be undertaken before your workshop/course starts. New machines […]
What will I learn? This course aims to provide you with the necessary skills to alter clothes with confidence. You will have the opportunity to learn how to replace zips, add zips, buttonholes, buttons, hem, linings, adding fabric, adjusting the size or style of a garment. Is this course for me? This course is for […]
Using an Overlocker Sewing Machine for Beginners – Workshop
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What will I learn? During the workshop you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of techniques using an overlocker including:• 3-Thread overlocking.• 2-Thread overlocking (if your machine has this stitch capability).• 4-Thread overlocking.• Seaming techniques on a variety of fabrics.• Overlocking on tricky shapes.• Attaching rib bands on knits.• Exploring edge finishes using […]