Manual Grading for Industry

Course

In Leicester

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Leicester

This four week course is for adults aged 19+. If you have some experience with dressmaking, the next step is pattern cutting. The trouser-cutting course will teach you how to make a block and pattern to your own or industry-standard measurements, followed by a sample garment to check the fit of the block and pattern. […]

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Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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Painter Street, LE1 3WA

Start date

On request

About this course

No formal qualifications are required. A keen interest and awareness of pattern cutting is preferable.

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Subjects

  • Dressmaking
  • Industry

Course programme

Year 1

How to take accurate body measurements; draft a trouser block to your own measurements; produce a pattern from the block; use efficient cutting techniques; apply a waistband; and cut and construct a sample garment to check the fit of the trousers.

All materials and tools will be provided. It is recommended that you have some experience of dressmaking before taking this class although it is not an essential requirement. At the end of the course you will receive a College certificate and can take your block and pattern away to use to construct garments in the fabric of your choice.

Additional information

There is no formal assessment, only exercises and tutor-led tasks.

Manual Grading for Industry

Price on request