CERTIFICATE IN BASIC TAILORING

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CERTIFICATE IN BASIC TAILORING -(C1107)

CERTIFICATE IN BASIC TAILORING


BASIC TAILORING

 

Course Syllabus

  • Lesson One – Sewing Basics
  • Pins, Needles, and Thread
  • Cutting Tools and other Tools
  • The Importance of Pressing
  • Staying Organized
  • Lesson Two – Your Sewing Machine
  • Types of Sewing Machines
  • Anatomy of a Sewing Machine
  • Bobbin Problems – The Perfect Stitch
  • Maintenance
  • Lesson Three – Fabric
  • Types of Fabric
  • Warp, weft, nap, right vs. wrong side
  • Choosing fabric for your garment
  • Tricky Fabrics to sew
  • Lesson Four – All About Patterns
  • Choosing a Pattern
  • Deciphering the Pattern Envelope
  • Fabric plus the extras
  • Layout deciphered
  • Lesson Five – Hand Sewing
  • Basting
  • Hemming
  • Buttons
  • Decorative Touches
  • Lesson Six – Special Fabrics
  • Heavy Fabrics ­ Denim
  • Fancy Fabrics – Lace, Satin, Velvet
  • Plaids, Stripes, Napped fabrics
  • Microfiber, fake fur, fleece
  • Lesson Seven – Pattern Adjustments
  • Basic pattern adjustments
  • Fitting a pattern, muslin mockup
  • Adjusting tops
  • Adjusting pants/skirts
  • Lesson Eight – Sewing Pajamas
  • Seam allowances/finishes
  • Sleeves, gathered or straps
  • Elastic
  • Hems
  • Lesson Nine – Sewing an Unlined Jacket
  • Shawl collar vs. notched collar
  • Bound Seam/Finished Seam
  • Top-stitching
  • Lengths/Hem
  • Lesson Ten – Sewing a Shirt Part I
  • Pocket Placement
  • Collar
  • Interfacing
  • Darts
  • Lesson Eleven – Sewing a Shirt Part II
  • Buttonholes
  • Sleeves
  • Cuffs
  • Hems
  • Lesson Twelve – Sewing a Skirt Part I
  • Fitting Skirts
  • Waistband
  • Interfacing
  • Darts
  • Lesson Thirteen – Sewing a Skirt Part II
  • Pockets
  • Gathers
  • Gores
  • Hems and closures (buttons, snaps, zippers)
  • Lesson Fourteen – Sewing Pants Part I
  • Fitting Pants
  • Center Front/Center Back
  • Inner/Outer Leg Seams
  • More about Pockets
  • Lesson Fifteen – Sewing Pants Part II
  • Waistband
  • Tabbed Zipper
  • Length
  • Hem ­cuffs

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