PART-TIME FASHION DESIGN COURSE

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Programme Starting Date: 8th of March 2025

Downloadable Part-Time Fashion Design Course Schedule 2025 (provisional)

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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