Women's and men's combined
The course
Fourteen classes, once a week. You draft your own patterns, sew a complete garment in each stage, and finish with the business side of fashion.
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Class 1
The industrial sewing machine
Its parts, oiling and safety, then testing stitch lengths and sewing straight on fabric.
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Class 2
Introduction to pattern making
Pattern blocks for men's and women's wear, how size charts work, and the bust, waist and hip theory.
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Class 3
Drafting your standard blocks
Draft and trace bodice, skirt, sleeve and pants blocks, back and front, for you to keep.
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Class 4
Pattern for a top
A ladies' bodice top with darts, bias binding and zip allowance, or convert the block into a men's round-neck T-shirt. Sleeve variations.
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Class 5
Cut and sew the top
Bias binding, facings, an invisible side or back zip, or neck ribbing for the men's T-shirt. Finish the top.
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Class 6
The formal shirt
Collars, collar stands, buttons, buttonholes, button stands and cuffs. Cut and fuse the key areas.
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Class 7
Skirt theory
Fourteen skirt pattern variations across different silhouettes, then a pattern for the skirt of your choice.
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Class 8
Cut and sew the skirt
Inseam or inset pockets, waistband and fusing, sewn to completion, then fit and alter.
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Class 9
Introduction to dresses
How tops and skirts combine into a dress, seam-line dresses, and a pattern with facings and sleeves of your choice.
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Class 10
Sew the dress
A dress in a new silhouette, sewn to completion, with symmetric fit and alteration.
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Class 11
Introduction to pants
Crotch, thigh, knee and calf theory, a track-pants transformation, then draft pants with waistbands, shields and pockets.
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Class 12
Cut and sew the pants
Pants sewn to completion, then fit and symmetric alterations.
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Class 13–14
The business of fashion
Costing and pricing a garment with mark-up, technical specifications, selling online and an introduction to marketing.
Included
Everything you need to start
- Industrial sewing machines in every lesson
- Class books and stationery
- Standard fabrics (bring your own only if you want premium or personal fabric)
- The pattern blocks you draft, to keep
- A certificate of completion
- Pay in full, or R3,500 on registration and the balance midway