Dressmaking & Home Tailoring

Learn how to make a range of garments that fit perfectly and look great. You’ll study all elements of dressmaking, including how to select a fabric that suits both the pattern and your body type. By the end of the course you will be able to make a garment of your own choosing that will be unique and flattering. Our easy, step-by-step instructions make it easy to learn at your own pace.

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Stotts Cengage Education Dressmaking & Home Tailoring Certificate. You may consider transferring to our Complete Course in Dressmaking, Dress Cutting and Pattern Drafting, and Fashion Design.

SUBJECTS:
1. Style, Colour, Garment Selection
2. Pattern Alterations
3. The Sewing Machine. Stitching Control
4. Pattern Study, Sewing Equipment, Dressmaking Terms, Cutting, Marking and Stay-Stitching
5. Garment Construction, Bastings, Basic Hand Stitches
6. Preparing to Sew Darts And Tucks
7. Measurements, Seams and Methods of Neatening Advanced Stitching
8. Waistbands & Pleats
9. Fabric Study, Fabric Design and Texture, Gathering Shirring and Ruffling
10. Binding
11. Facings
12. Aprons
13. Interfacings, Lining a Dress, Collars
14. Cuffs
15. Setting Sleeves
16. Planning - Fabric Buttonholes
17. Pockets
18. Plackets - Zippers
19. Seven Skirts
20. Belts and Belt Carriers, Garment Construction, Shorts and Slacks
21. Garment Construction – Blouses, Children’s Clothes, Maternity Clothes
22. Hems, Lining a Skirt
23. Lining a Jacket or Coat Fastenings
24. Hand Embroidery, Money Making Opportunities

Course Number:	40
Prerequisites:	Open entry
Assessments:	24 lessons / 25 assignments
Duration:	This course must be completed within 24 months.
Level:	Level 3
	Stotts Cengage Education is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments. This course has no National Qualifications Framework accreditation and no credits will be reported to NZQA upon completion.