On a dreary and rather windy morning on Brick Lane, I arrive at the busy Fashion Antidote studio to the whirr of machines and chit chattering of voices. Today is the Garment Construction course, a part of our skills training programme, and the girls on the course are in the midst of making tailored jackets in calico. We’re nearing the end of the course now, with the jacket the final garment, after already completing a skirt, dress, shirt, and a pair of trousers, and its great to see the students flying through with Nina’s guidance, confident in their own abilities now.
In todays class the girls are here for a range
of reasons. Olu, an illustrator, is learning to make clothes to fit her own
particular shape, Tracy wants to make clothes for herself also, as a hobby and
pastime, as is Inga, although Inga also hopes to one day have her own label
too.
Sarah is looking to go to uni to study fashion design, she thinks she
will probably go into knitwear, but has come to us to learn all the necessary
knowledge to make clothes before she goes, to be one step ahead.
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| Finished Jacket |
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| Calico Jacket |
A
very friendly and chatty classroom today, the students
spurned on by Nina to successfully tackle ever daunting sleeves,
surviving with no casualties and only a broken needle or two, amongst the discussion of sweaty yoga, spinning and energetic dance classes. Great to have you with us guys, hope to see you again soon.
If you fancy coming to learn garment construction yourself,
whatever your reason, the course starts up again January. Have a look at the
dates here, we’d love to have you.
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