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Tailoring
Tailoring
The classic art of tailoring is a highly skilled area of fashion with a wealth of history and values behind it.
How does the course work?
All students for City & Guilds need to complete a Design for Craft unit for the level they are working at. The Design for Craft unit gives the learner a base and understanding for design later on.
Once the first unit has been completed the learner then moves onto the craft of Tailoring.
To enable the designer to understand and create their styles, a research folder is compiled of fashion that inspire them or anything that sparks their interest in relation to their design including colours or textures they may want to incorporate into design.
This is followed by a portfolio of sewing samples to be completed to ensure the techniques correct for the level of learning are understood. These include ways of creating a seam, finishing a seam, inserting zips, closures, and the correct techniques for button holes and pockets.
Students then move through the individual projects of the syllabus from design brief, and garment design through costing to creation.
Level 2 Tailoring
Projects include:
- A fitted waistcoat
- A tailored jacket or coat
- A vented skirt or a pair of trousers
- A folder of work to support the projects
The nature of tailoring means that each garment is made to each person’s specific measurements and if tailoring for yourself the fittings stage can be difficult and you may find that you need an expert sewer on hand. As an IDC student not only do you have the flexibility and support to work on your own time at home you also have the opportunity to attend workshops and classes at the centre as an extra option to your course to support your learning experience.
