Clothes Making Professional Skills - Next Steps - Intermediate

Introduction

Further broaden your sewing skills and let your creativity flow. In this course you'll learn how to make clothes to a high standard, including couture techniques to make your projects unique and exciting.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

Make clothes including tops, skirts, trousers, jackets and dresses, using advanced techniques

Choose appropriate patterns and fabrics for your projects

Know when and how to use advanced techniques, such as bias binding, French seams, jet and welt pockets, pleats and pin-tucks

Use specialist hand finishing techniques, including hand-made button holes.

There will be individual and group tuition, with teacher led discussions and demonstrations.

Assessment

Teacher feedback, individual learning plans, student and peer self-assessment.

Next Steps

This course will provide you with a foundation of skills needed on a fashion, clothesmaking or sewing course. You can further your knowledge by taking another course at the College.