
PART-TIME FASHION DESIGN COURSE
Programme Starting Date: 8th of March 2025
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PURPOSE
This programme enables candidates to start exploring the techniques of fashion design by developing skills from a basic level to a level that is required for acceptance on to the full time programme.
After successfully completing the Part-Time Fashion Design course candidates who want to become economically empowered and self-sufficient will have developed the skills to assist them in their endeavours.
This programme aims to:
- Provide a practical introduction to the skills and knowledge needed to begin the design process.
- Cover basic practical skills needed to make finished fashion wear items.
- Expose the candidate to a range of materials, mediums and methods of recording design processes.
- Develop a basic understanding of the visual implications of the design process.
This programme outcomes are:
- Apply basic design ideas to the making of fashion wear items.
- Operate tools and equipment applicable to fashion wear carefully, safely and effectively.

BLOCK 1: FASHION DESIGN
FASHION DESIGN
- Concept Development
- Primary & Secondary Research
- Trend
- Design for Client and body types
- Mood Boards and Design Specification Boards
- Producing a range of drawings; rough drawings to
initial ideas and fashion sketches
FASHION DRAWING AND ILLUSTRATION
- Planning and preparing for own illustrations and fashion figure templates
- Introduction to:
– Art media and equipment,
– Creating shading and tonal values,
– Rendering fashion figures and fabric and
– Use of popular media such as markers
TECHNICAL DRAWING
- Producing clear technical drawings of design ideas
- Producing working drawings to show in flat form;
all details, seaming, style lines etc.
TEXTILES STUDIES / SURFACE DESIGN
- Introduction to Fabric and Fabric composition
- Naturals vs Synthetics
BLOCK 2: PRODUCTION
Patternmaking & Garment Construction
- Overview of how the design process feeds into production
- Introduction to basic sewing
- Introduction to Italian Patternmaking
- Body measuring
- Development of basic blocks (skirt, trouser, bodice and sleeve in own measurements)
- Testing patterns and making adjustments (toiles/mocks)


Application Requirements & Class Information
Requirements: 18 Years of Age
Runs from April to November.
Classes take place from 9:00 – 12:30 on Saturdays.
Block 1 takes place from March – June
Block 2 takes place from July – November
Students can opt to attend either Block 1 or Block 2 or Both
Downloadable Programme Outline and Fees: PART-TIME PROGRAMME OUTLINE