PART-TIME FASHION DESIGN COURSE

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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.

BLOCK 1: FASHION DESIGN

Programme on hold, to continue in 2027.

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: INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING

Applications Open: Classes start 1 August 2026.

PATTERN MAKING

  • 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)

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION

  • Guided introduction to sewing for mock testing

FEES

GENERAL CLASS INFORMATION

Requirements: 18 Years of Age

Runs from March to November.

Minimum 4 students required for the programme to run.

Classes take place from 9:00 – 12:30 on Saturdays.

Block 1 takes place from March – June (Programme on hold, to continue in 2027.)

Block 2 takes place from August – November (Applications Open)

POLICY

The course will only be offered if we successfully get 4 or more participants per block. Applicants will be notified 1 week in advance of the start date whether the course has reached this threshold and will be on offer. Applicants who have made their registration payment before knowing about commencement of the course, will be refunded.

Upon joining, the registration payment, and first payment will be non-refundable and participants will be able to exit Block 1 by 7 April without incurring the further payment. In Block 2 they will be able to exit by 7 September without incurring the further payment.

Applicants will not be able to register for a subsequent block if there are outstanding fees for previous blocks.

This is not an accredited course and participants can expect to receive a certificate of completion if they were able to attend 80% or more of the sessions.

Attendance of all sessions is compulsory and absences will not be able to be made up or discounted due to the nature of the course.

Please read the course outline carefully to understand what will be covered in the course and so that you know what to expect. This course is an introductory course and is meant for beginners or people with no prior knowledge or practice.

No legal minors will be accepted on the course, unless they are able to be accompanied by their guardian for each session.