Courses

Manchester Fashion Courses

Learn to make a Retro Style Dress and skirts!

new courses starting September 2010

If you love vintage style fashion and have always wanted to know how to make your own clothes sign-up to one of our new courses starting from September.  In the classes you will learn how to use patterns to cut and sew a vintage style dress or skirt.  If you have never used a sewing machine before I am very happy to work with you and classes are designed for all levels of learners.

Classes will be taught by me “Collette Costello”, a experienced and PGCE qualified fashion teacher. Please contact me direct if you have any questions about the courses.

Venue: Unit Within The Lowry Outlet Mall, Salford

Sessions: 4 weeks 2hrs sessions = 6.30pm – 8.30pm Tuesday Evening

Price: Special offer! If you bring your own machine and fabric £50.  Normal price £80.

 




Extra Details:

Fabric - You will need 2 meters for a skirt and 3 meters for a dress.  Light weight cotton.

Size – When you book the course include your size checking the size spec, then I will arrange a pattern to be available in your size.

You can learn to make these clothes, so join up now!







ONE WEEK COURSES – AUGUST 2010

Do want to be the next big name in fashion and unleash the creative designer within you. Able to make your own clothes, dresses and skirts for a night out on the town. Do you want to learn about the fashion industry, what it is like to work in fashion and how to get work experience. Then Manchester Fashion Summer College is the place for you!
We are offering two one week courses where you will learn to make a retro style dress, from cutting the pattern to sewing it together.

For more information and to make a booking click on a course name below:

MANCHESTER FASHION TALKS – AUGUST 2010

Learn about the industry by attending one of our Manchester Fashion Industry Lectures, hosted by industry professionals that have worked in fashion for a number of years.

For more information and to make a booking click on a course name below:

Learn to Make: School and colleges:

Guest teaching on fashion and textile subjects is available. Suitable for GCSE, BTEC and
‘A’ Level students.

One day sessions available include:

Fashion Design:

Learners will design and make a skirt, while being introduced to mood-boards and fashion illustration.

Textiles for Fashion:

Learners will design and make a handbag. They will use mood-boards, textile techniques to design and decorate the bag.

Details:

  • Lessons can be tailored to fit into educational specifications and project work.
  • Sessions are full day and average £250.00 per day for teaching.
  • Group sizes are limited and learners will need to have a basic level of sewing machine skills.
  • Sessions are planned and taught by myself. A qualified fashion/ textiles tutor with over four years teaching experience and over three years experience working as a commercial designer.

Community Groups:

Sessions are open to other organisations for example community groups. If you can provide the venue, equipment and have an interested in hosting a Learn to Make session please contact me.

Happy customer comments:

” I attended a Learn to Make session at The Lowry centre, I went home with a tailor made to fit skirt in funky Poka Dot fabric. I had not used a sewing machine since school, it definitely brought back my confidence”
Katy from Irlam

” I signed up for the Textiles session so that I could learn how to customise my clothes, it gave me so many ideas. I liked learning how to use fabric paints and corsages to decorate the bag I made”
Dawn from Withington