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Sewing has become a popular craft enabling you to produce meaningful projects in a therapeutic way.

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This Intermediate: Textiles and Fashion Dressmaking course is aimed at improvers, so don’t worry if you are not at an advanced level.

This course is based on face-to-face teaching in a built for purpose environment.

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On this course,

you will learn about:

taking measurements,

managing commercial patterns,

preparing fabric for cutting,

using a sewing machine, stitching fabric,

making seams, necks, inserting zips, making buttonholes.

Learn to use an overlocker to create a professional finish.

Widen your knowledge of fabrics.

Make at least one garment and produce samples, recordings and photos for your folder (online and on paper) every week.

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Assessment of learning will be done regularly throughout the course so that you can map your academic progression with us at the WEA.

Information, advice and guidance will also be given to enable further course/professional progression to enable you to progress into other study areas or prepare you for the world of employment.