What to start making beautiful garments but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, you don’t even need to know how to use a sewing machine, with our basic sewing class, you will learn how to make your own garments in no time at all.
- Class Start Dates: 05 March 2022, 02 July 2022 and 01 October 2022
- The classes are offered in small group classes (aprox 6 students), over 12 Saturdays. The classes will be in 3 hour sessions.
- Total of 4 Garments : 1 top from pattern, 1 basic bodice, 1 skirt/dress, 1 basic pants
- Students will receive 1 bonus online class showing you how to work with patterns.
- Class Price: R4500 (including a sewing kit) to secure your space 50% deposit is required.
- Students are required to have their own sewing machines, although we do offer sewing machine hire for R100 per 3 hour session.
- Classes will be held inside the Metro Lifestyle Centre stores, the confirmed locations the Centurion and Northgate stores.
- Centurion 08:30 – 11:30
- Northgate 13:00 – 16:00
Course Outline:
Week 1:
Sewing machine – Threading, stitches, functions and troubleshooting. Practice different stitches, sewing straight.
Week 2:
Learn about different size charts, taking measurements correctly. How to read a store bought pattern and cutting out your size. The pattern will be a top and will cover sewing basics.
Week 3:
Cutting the pattern on fabric and sewing the pattern. You will sew darts, facings and sleeves.
Week 4:
Completing Sewing of the top. Start learning the basics of pattern drafting. Draft the basic bodice.
Week 5:
Cutting and sewing the basic bodice pattern: Sew darts, making bias binding, sewing an invisible zip and hemming the top.
Week 6:
Completing sewing Basic Bodice. Drafting the basic sleeve block.
Week 7:
Drafting a basic skirt block and understanding how to manipulate the skirt block. Draft a dress using the bodice and skirt block.
Week 8:
Cut and sew the skirt/dress.
Week 9:
Complete sewing skirt/dress
Week 10:
Drafting basic pants
Week 11:
Cutting and sewing basic pants
Week 12:
Complete sewing of pants and farewell.
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