Advanced Dressmaking & Tailoring
Technical mastery meets creative vision. Draft your own patterns, master couture finishing, and work luxury fabrics with the precision of a tailor.
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Built for experienced sewers ready to push past the pattern entirely — thinking with the precision of a tailor and the eye of a designer. Whether you're pursuing sewing as a serious creative pursuit or a professional path, this course is a genuine step up in standard and ambition. A Certificate of Achievement is awarded on completion.
Taught by Christine, who brings 30 years of professional industry experience to every class — including her work as a Principal Costume Maker on HBO's Game of Thrones.
What You Will Learn
Pattern Drafting from Scratch
- Draft and develop your own block patterns
- Move beyond commercial pattern instructions entirely
- Complete creative and technical control over every piece
Fabric & Engineering
- Understand fabric behaviour, pattern matching and cutting direction
- Garment engineering and problem-solving construction challenges
Couture Technique
- Hidden details, hand-sewn touches, interior construction
- Finishing methods that separate a beautifully made garment from an extraordinary one
Professional Structure
- Line a garment to a professional standard
- Work with the finest quality fabrics with confidence
- Create your own mannequin to your measurements for perfecting fit
Hand & Machine Mastery
- Develop advanced hand-sewing skills
- Complete command of your machine — not just what it does, but how to make it perform at its best
Luxury Fabrics & Final Garment
- Cut and sew complex, luxury fabrics — velvets, checks and tartans
- Complete a garment that reflects your own design vision and personal style
Why This Level Matters
A genuine bridge into professional and bespoke work — Industry Sewing, Consultancy, Private Tuition.
From confident dressmaker to designer-maker — full creative and technical control over your own work.
Taught by a Principal Costume Maker with 30 years' industry experience — specialist, tailoring-level skill.
