Couture Tailoring CSM Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This course is for anyone with experienced sewing skills, who would like to learn the high-end of fashion making. It is a practical course that concentrates on the production of a quality couture garment, and it will offer the specialist skills that are necessary for a couture tailored garment.
Alongside the practical work a reference file will be developed containing notes and illustrations of the different stages covered in your practical example.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone interested in couture garment making. You should be experienced in hand sewing skills, machine sewing skills, tailoring, and using patterns.
Key information
Topics covered
You will be working on a half couture jacket and taken through the different steps of construction using a combination of hand stitching and machine-sewing skills. This will include:
- Pad stitching
- Edge finishes
- Collar application,
- Pocket insertion
- Hand canvassing and facings
Learning outcomes
- Learn the high-end of fashion making
- Gain the specialist skills that are necessary for a couture tailored garment
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Fabric scissors
- Small snips, scissors
- Paper scissors
- Hand-sewing needles nr.5-9
- Dressmakers pins steel not glass headed
- Measuring tape
- Black cotton hand-sewing thread nr.50
- Basting thread
- Tailors chalk
- Pen/pencil
- Notebook
- Set square/patternmaster and/or ruler
- Camera
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