Sunday, 29 December 2013

January Fashion Courses in London!

Here's a quick summary of some of our courses ready for January!

Learn to Sew

A class for absolute beginners to learn the basic uses of a sewing machine. Learn about the machine parts and the up keep of the machine. Learn about using the correct needles and threads and to thread the machine correctly and adjust the tension. Learn basic stitches, how make a variety of seams and sew curves and corners. You will sew darts, insert zips, attach waistbands and facings, make gathers and frills and learn how to hem and finish a garment and how to make a button hole. You will also learn how to choose a commercial pattern, lay a pattern on fabric and cut out and mark, ready to sew.


2 DAY WEEKEND
1 Day Intensive 
 
Make a Pencil Skirt
This workshop is a good follow on from our Learn To Sew courses and enables you to put your new sewing skills into practice.
The skirt is a simple but timeless garment, and an ideal project to start sewing with. Choose from making a stylish pencil skirt, a full-length skirt, A-line skirt or a even mini skirt, and bring some beautiful fabric to really make the skirt your own.
During the class you will learn how to use a commercial pattern, and to lay, mark and pin the pattern to fabric and cut out. You will sew seams and darts, insert a concealed zip, attach a facing, make and attach a lining, and then hem, press and finish your skirt ready to wear. You will be given a pattern to use, you just need to bring fabric and a matching zip.

WEEKEND
10.30 am – 4pm       1 day           Total 5.5 hours includes a half hour break
Sunday  19th January
Price £90

This workshop is for those who already have basic sewing skills or have completed our Learn To Sew course. It’s a simple dress and a fun garment to make.
We’ve chosen an easy dress that suits lots of different body types, and you can choose the skirt length and will make it to your size. In this class you will learn how to use a commercial pattern, and to lay, mark and pin the pattern to fabric and cut out. You will be sewing seams, making tucks, attaching pockets and a facing, and learn to make and set in sleeves. You will them hem, press and finish your dress ready to wear. You will be provided with a commercial dress pattern just bring along some fabric for the dress.

WEEKEND
10am – 4.pm   1 day   6.5 hours includes a half hour break
Sunday 26th January
Price £95 Includes some materials

In this workshop you will gain an insight into the workings of the commercial side of the fashion industry.  It will cover the structure of the fashion industry, the different levels of the market, the seasons and the fashion calendar. It includes fashion forecasting and key trend analysis as well as fabric sourcing and the design and sampling  and manufacturing. The buying and selling process, wholesale and retail selling will also be touched on. If you’re wanting a more in depth course try our longer How to Set up and Run a Fashion Label.

EVENINGS   18:30 - 21:00       2.5 hours
Wednesday 29th Jan
Price £45.00

This workshop will cover the first steps you need to take to setting up a fashion business course first. You will examine your business idea, product or service and consider the viability of it. You will identify the level of the fashion market and your target customer. You will then make a plan of action you need to undertake to research the market, your customer and the completion. Lots of insider information supplied To gain a full understanding of how the fashion industry work you may want to take our Inside the Fashion Industry first. Once you have completed the course and carried out further market research and planning you can progress onto our longer  How to Set up and Run a Fashion Label  course.

EVENINGS   18:30 - 21:00pm       2.5 hours
Wednesday  26th February
Price £45.00

If you want to set up your own fashion business and produce designs under your own label this intensive course will cover all the basics and set you on the right path.
 
It starts with an overview of the industry and the fashion seasons. It will cover business start up and planning, how to research the market target customers and identify  the competition. It includes simple financial planning, costings  and pricing. You will gain knowledge of the design process, fabric sourcing, sampling, production and manufacturing, marketing, PR and the Buying and Selling. You’ll receive lots of insider information as well as useful contacts.

WEEKEND 10.30 to 3.30pm 5.5 hours includes break
Saturday 12th Jan
Price £95

On this course you will learn about the fashion design process. We will cover sources of inspiration, undertake research and develop themes. You will choose a theme or topic, create a mood board, explore colour and texture and fabric and experiment with proportion, silhouette and details to create a sketchbook bursting with creative ideas that can be further developed into designs for a range of fashion garments. You will need to complete some homework to get the best out of this course.

If you wish to progress with you can bring this work to the Intermediate level Design a Collection for a Target Customer course to develop them into a fashion collection

Evening 
6.30pm to 8.30pm   4 weeks     Total  8 hours
Thursday 23rd  January  to Thursday 13th February
Price £125  including materials


This course you will learn about how the fashion design process works in the fashion industry. It will start with an introduction to the fashion industry, the levels of the fashion market, the seasons and the fashion cycle and targeting customers. You will learn about trend forecasting, fabric research and range planning. You will then undertake a research project and develop themes as sources of inspiration and create a mood board. Sketching and drawing from inspirational sources you’ll produce creative ideas and develop fashion designs for a range of fashion garments. At the end of the course you will have a line up of your collection with colour and fabric suggestions suitable for your target customer. You will need to complete some homework to get the best out of this course.

Evening 
6.30pm to 8.30pm   5 weeks     Total 10 hours
Thursday  20th February to 20th March
Price £175  including materials

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