Introduction to Garment Making Course Intensive: 3 Daytime Sessions

About this course

Participants choose from a selection of beginner-friendly commercial patterns and make two garments: a simple top and elasticated-waist shorts or trousers. The course focuses on applying garment-making techniques through guided construction, with support as learners work through each project. It is a condensed format designed to cover the foundations of making clothes while developing familiarity with pattern instructions and garment assembly.

What you'll learn

• Select and work with a commercial garment pattern
• Apply essential garment construction techniques
• Construct a simple top
• Construct elasticated-waist shorts or trousers

Is this course right for you?

Although the catalogue level is Beginner, the course description places it at an improver level for learners who are confident using a sewing machine and ready to start making clothes. Participants work through garment projects with guidance in a small group.

• Confidence with a sewing machine is expected
• The class has a maximum of six participants