Course Description:
Basic Tailoring is a prerequisite for the Fashion Study Program.
This 8-week, 40-clock-hour, avocational course meets weekly for 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of hands-on lab work. Students will develop and demonstrate fundamental sewing and tailoring techniques needed for success in subsequent courses. These include various methods of hemming, waistband construction, zipper application, dart techniques, body measurements, and other essential skills.
8-Week Course Outline
Week One
Review basic sewing and serger threading and operation
Create four basic shape sewing practice samples
Cut and serge sample fabric for future projects
Create a tailor’s tack practice sample
Create samples for straight stitch and double stitch
Demonstrate gathering techniques and create a gathering sample
Demonstrate sewing darts and create a dart sample
Week Two
Review techniques for sewing a visible zipper
Practice sewing a visible zipper multiple times
Create a visible zipper sample
Week Three
Review techniques for sewing an invisible zipper
Practice sewing an invisible zipper multiple times
Create an invisible zipper sample
Week Four
Review techniques for sewing a kick pleat
Demonstrate sewing a kick pleat
Create a kick pleat sample
Apply techniques to the course skirt project
Review four different hemming methods
Create samples of the four hemming methods
Apply hemming techniques to the course skirt project
Week Five
Review steps for waistband construction
Create a five-step sample guide for waistband construction
Create a completed waistband sample
Week Six
Review and demonstrate techniques for making a French seam
Create a French seam sample
Review and demonstrate techniques for adding piping to a design
Create a piping sample
Week Seven
Review methods for sewing a princess dart
Demonstrate sewing a princess dart on a sample
Review techniques for sewing facing to a neckline
Demonstrate sewing facing on the princess dart sample
Week Eight
Review methods for measuring different body types
Partner up and practice taking measurements
Review sewing buttonholes on two different machines
Create a buttonhole sample
Course Description:
Basic Tailoring is a prerequisite for the Fashion Study Program.
This 8-week, 40-clock-hour, avocational course meets weekly for 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of hands-on lab work. Students will develop and demonstrate fundamental sewing and tailoring techniques needed for success in subsequent courses. These include various methods of hemming, waistband construction, zipper application, dart techniques, body measurements, and other essential skills.
8-Week Course Outline
Week One
Review basic sewing and serger threading and operation
Create four basic shape sewing practice samples
Cut and serge sample fabric for future projects
Create a tailor’s tack practice sample
Create samples for straight stitch and double stitch
Demonstrate gathering techniques and create a gathering sample
Demonstrate sewing darts and create a dart sample
Week Two
Review techniques for sewing a visible zipper
Practice sewing a visible zipper multiple times
Create a visible zipper sample
Week Three
Review techniques for sewing an invisible zipper
Practice sewing an invisible zipper multiple times
Create an invisible zipper sample
Week Four
Review techniques for sewing a kick pleat
Demonstrate sewing a kick pleat
Create a kick pleat sample
Apply techniques to the course skirt project
Review four different hemming methods
Create samples of the four hemming methods
Apply hemming techniques to the course skirt project
Week Five
Review steps for waistband construction
Create a five-step sample guide for waistband construction
Create a completed waistband sample
Week Six
Review and demonstrate techniques for making a French seam
Create a French seam sample
Review and demonstrate techniques for adding piping to a design
Create a piping sample
Week Seven
Review methods for sewing a princess dart
Demonstrate sewing a princess dart on a sample
Review techniques for sewing facing to a neckline
Demonstrate sewing facing on the princess dart sample
Week Eight
Review methods for measuring different body types
Partner up and practice taking measurements
Review sewing buttonholes on two different machines
Create a buttonhole sample
Class Tuition Breakdown:
Tuition: $1,000.00
Books: $0.00
Supplies: $315.00
