Tailoring - The Lure of the Button

Tailoring - The Lure of the Button (Nov 09)

This course information relates to courses starting in November 2009.

Course code: 120051

Course category: Adult Education Saturdays

Course Topic: Art History

Hours: 1100-1600

Start date: 07.11.09

Tutor: Sandra Ventris

Course duration: 1 day

Course venue: CON

Course topic: Art History

Course content:
Learn about the fascinating history of tailoring. Come
backstage to the workroom environments of producing made to measure garments for actors of stage and screen. Glamour and gossip.
An introduction to tailoring techniques. The importance of the thimble. An explanation of equipment used for tailoring,
enormity of the shears. A look at some bespoke buttons and 400 years of tailoring.

Fees for your course: Fees: 20