Clothes Making and Pattern Cutting - Advanced Skills

About this course

Learners develop advanced garment construction techniques through demonstrations, guided practice, teacher-led discussions and individual project work. They choose a garment such as a jacket or dress and work on more complex makes including tops, skirts, trousers, jackets and dresses. The course covers fitting garments and adjusting patterns, attaching tailored jacket sleeves, using piping and bias binding, inserting zips, making buttonholes and button loops, and applying hand-sewing techniques for a refined finish. Feedback, discussion and self-assessment form part of the learning process.

What you'll learn

• Adjust patterns to improve garment fit
• Construct garments using advanced sewing techniques
• Attach tailored sleeves to jackets
• Apply piping, bias binding, zips, buttonholes and button loops
• Use hand-sewing techniques to produce a high-quality finish

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for advanced learners who already have a solid foundation in sewing skills and knowledge. Advanced indicates work beyond fundamental techniques, with learners undertaking individual garment projects alongside group tuition, discussion and feedback.

• A solid foundation of sewing skills and knowledge is required
• Learners choose and develop an individual garment project
• Teaching combines individual guidance with group discussions and demonstrations

Before you go

• Participants need a tape measure, ruler, pencil, eraser, Scotch Magic Tape or another type of Sellotape, paper scissors, fabric scissors, dress pins, hand-sewing needles, an A4 binder or folder, and a notebook or binder with paper.
• Pattern notchers, dressmaker’s chalk, tracing wheels and a French curve are optional. Learners are responsible for purchasing their own pattern, materials and trims.