Courses 課程
Hong Kong

1.  Foundation Sewing Course (4 Sessions)

     Saturday PM/  Friday AM 

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• For beginners

• How to use standard home sewing machine. All basic & useful stitches.​

• Learn good habits. Avoid common mistakes in machine stitching.

• Common hand stitching methods (very useful for alterations)

• Various fabric joining methods

• Install elastic bands

• Install zippers

• Gathering ruffles

• Sewing rolled hems

• Overlocking frayed edges by home machine

• Sewing bindings using bias tapes, and more.......

• (4 classes, 2 hrs each, total 8 hrs, 1-4 students/class.)
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3.  Garment Making Course (6 - 14 Sessions)

     Tue - Fri (AM/ PM), Sat AM
     Tue evening

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    3 Levels of Options:

    (make one garment, choose own design):

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• Prequisite: basic hand and machine sewing skills. 

• A. Foundation - basic skirt, pants, simple top or dress. No lining.

• B. Intermediate - blouse, dress, skirt, jacket without collar, basic hoodie, dress-pants with zipper, pockets & waistband

• C. Advanced -evening gown, fancy dress, lined structured jacket.

• Learn body measurement, use your own patterns, or our patterns reserve

• The level depends on the chosen garment style.

• Foundation:  6 classes, 2 hrs each, total 12 hrs
  Intermediate: 8 classes, 2 hrs each, total 16 hrs.
  Advanced: 10 - 14 classes, 2 hrs each, total 20 - 28 hrs.

• Any add-on classes: $200/hr.

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Garment Making Regular Course：Popular

• All levels suitable: choose your own style and size, appropriate for all skill levels

• Learn body measurement, use your own patterns, or our patterns library

• Must know basic hand and machine sewing. A plus if student has own machine to complete some simple tasks at home, so that class time is dedicated to skills requiring instructions.

• Min. 6 lessons per booking (1 class/week on fixed day). Renewable bookings.

• Course speed is based on individual ability, moving from simple to increasing complexity of garment. Student learns through hands on practice.

• Class size: 1 - 3

5.  Cheongsam/Qipao Course (10 - 12 Sessions)

     Tue - Fri (AM/ PM)

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    2 Levels of Options:

    (make one garment, choose own design):

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• Prequisite: basic sewing and machine operation skills. 

• A. Foundation - basic style, sleeveless, unlined qipao.

• B. Intermediate - Include lining, with or without sleeves or with fancier designs.

• We adopt mixed western and traditional tailoring techniques and tools (excluding traditional piping or Chinese frog buttons. We encourage students to be creative in modernizing the design of their own Cheongsam after acquiring basic skills; or even move up to more advanced courses of traditional artisanship.)

• Foundation: 9 -10.5 classes, 2 hrs each, total 18-21 hrs
  Intermediate: 8-9 classes, 3 hrs each, total 24-27 hrs.

• Student to bring all cotton fabric for the  course

7.   Fashion Draping Technique (6 Sessions)
      Tue - Fri (AM/ PM)

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• Suitable for fashion school students, and those who are intersted in fashion design, or have basic knowledge and experience in sewing or working with patterns

• From framework to more indepth understanding.  Basic principles and methods in Draping technique

• When do you use draping method? Difference from 2D pattern making; and relationships between the two

• We provide standard size mannequins in classroom practices

• We provide calicos and all tools

• Students will drape own designs, and translate them to paper patterns

• 1 - 3 students per class

• (6 classes, 2 hrs each, 12 hrs total)

9.   Fashion Illustration Course (12 Yrs+ and Adults)

      (6 - 8 Sessions)

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• Suitable for anyone interested in fashion drawing and design

• Pencil sketching of body form.

• Sketching of body parts and various postures.

• Sketching of variety of fashion garments

• Rendering/coloring technique; using different mediums

• Use of markers, watercolor and pencils

• How to draw different fabric/materials

• Foundation Level: (5 classes, 2 hrs each, total 10 hrs.) Course content can be adjusted to suit age and needs)

• Intermediate Level: (8 classes, 2 hrs each, total 16 hrs.)

11.  Tailor Made Classes (Flexible Sessions)

       for Individuals or Groups

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We can tailor make the course according to your own learning needs. Choose and combine various modules from the above lists.

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We can structure tailored courses for Groups or Organizations/Schools in our spacious studio, eg. school holiday Workshops, after-class Hobby Activity.

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2.  Enrichment Sewing Course (2 Sessions)
     Tue - Friday

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• Suitable for students who have completed the Foundation Sewing Course, or those who already know basic hand and machine sewing.

• Understand different textiles' structure, nature and use

• Install invisible zippers

• Doing hemming by machine

• Using common pressor feets (roll hem foot, straight stitch guiding foot)....and more

• Open button holes

• How to sew pockets

• Operate overlocking machine

• Basic machine maintenance: cleaning, oiling

• How to operate industrial sewing machine

• (2 classes, 2 hrs each, total 4hrs.)
   

4.  Youth Fashion & Sewing Course (12 -16 yrs)

(6 sessions)

      Saturday PM

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• Suitable for all teenager beginners

• Requirements: Interest, Focus, Patience

• Basic hand sew needlework (eg. buttons & hooks, mending tears, hemming) It's the secret to a beautiful garment.

• How to use sewing machine; essential functions and stitches

• Make one item of own choice: simple skirt, pants, top, apron, tote or  draw-string bag.

• Illustration drawing of own design; and draft simple pattern for sewing.

• learn how to use machine and do ironing SAFELY

• 1-4 students/class

• (6 classes, 2 hrs each, total 12 hrs.)

4A.  Regular Classes - Youth Group (1 class/week)
       Saturday (AM), or weekdays (4-6)         

• Suitable for all teenager beginners

• Course content same as above, however the program and speed of progression can better match the age and ability of individual student. Lesson 1-6: Fundamentals. Lesson 7 onwards: Step up to Intermediate level skills

• Start from fundamental hand sewing skills --》 Using sewing machine --》 Sew simple garment or bags/crafts --》3D Draping --》Fashion Illustration/drawings --》advance to body measurements/ pattern drafting and dress-making, step by step

• Continuous course booked 4 classes at a time, 2 hrs per class, 1-4 students/class

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Note: Parent please remind students to pay attention in class, Do not play with cell phone excessively in class

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6.  Pattern Drafting Course (5 - 12 Sessions)

     Tue- Friday

• Suitable for individuals with some garment making experience, and wish to design and sew garments independently in the future. Highly recommend serious sewers to take this course.

• Body measurement method

• Based on student's own measurement, draft Basic Block Patterns and various common commercial garment styles. 

• Industry standard pattern notations and labelling methods

• A. Foundation: Basic Block Patterns (bodice, sleeves, skirt, pants, one-piece dress)

• B. Intermediate: add - various styles of skirts, pants, collars

• C. Advanced: add - various bodice styles, sleeves and collar styles, lady's fitted jacket.

• Pattern drafting is one of the most important modules for those serious about learning fashion design and garment construction.  This course builds you the foundation of making patterns independently in the future.

• Optional (add lessons): Make a mock-up fitting garment using toil from the origianl paper block pattern. Adjust and modify the toil into a final pattern that fits your body shape perfectly.

• Optional (1 extra session): How to digitize patterns into computer file without industrial digitizer.

• Foundation: 5 - 6 classes, 2 hrs each, total 12 hrs.
  Intermediate:10 classes, 2 hrs each, total 20 hrs.
  Advanced: 12 classes, 2 hrs each, total 24 hrs.
   

8. CAD (Computer Aided Drawing) in Fashion Design

(8 Sessions)
     Tue - Fri (AM/ PM)

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• Using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator in fashion application

• CAD for garment "flat drawings" (commercial technical drawings)

• CAD for doing Mood Board, or Theme Board, and idea generation presentations.

• CAD in portfolio building for fashion designers or artists.

• Bring your own laptop and software
  (8 classes, 2 hrs each, 16 hrs. total)

10. Toddler/Children's Dress (5 Sessions)

      Tue - Fri (AM/ PM)

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• Must have basic sewing and machine operation skills.

• Design and make an outfit of your choice (eg. girl's dress, skirt, simple top, kid's modern Cheongsam or Chinese jacket)

• Design sketch; draft pattern; garment construction. We can also provide patterns for you.
  (5 classes, 2 hrs each, total 10 hrs.)